Things we learned this week: the boys: Underdoggies in the Johnny Jump up only seem like a good idea. me: reacting to comments on social media sites, or chain emails is, generally speaking, not in my best interest. First of all who do you know that reads something like that and thinks: you know …
My March Baby on Board column might read like a review of Amy Chua’s new book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” but it’s truly a review of the reaction to the book rather than of the book itself. Because I haven’t read it. Yet. My mom and I plan to read it together …
If you're on Facebook very much, odds are, you have an opinion on those status updates that feel a little like the emails that say if you don't forward something to ten people in, like, ten minutes something really bad, or something really good will happen. I hate, hate, hate stuff like that. On Facebook, …
Hey there! Just checking in from Mt. Hood where it's mostly snowing, hailing and incessantly raining. There are, however, just enough sun breaks to make me feel hopeful that we'll do more than sit around the condo trying not to drive each other bonkers. I read a book start to finish since we got up …
You guys know I'm a big believer in the power of words on paper. My friend Karri wrote this letter to President Obama and I'm sharing it with you guys because it is a beautifully written example of honest, raw writing as well as admirable personal perspective. I was especially proud of him this morning …
If you’ve talked to me for more than ten minutes, you probably know where I stand on the issue of strip clubs, porn shops and the like. Imagine my surprise while reading Saturday’s News-Register that a bar on my street will be adding "adult entertainment" to the menu. Awesome. Let me paint a little picture …
October seems to be a very big "awareness" month – domestic violence, breast cancer, shelter animals and banned books week, to name a few. Subjects we should be aware of 365 days a year, not just the days leading up to Halloween, but whatever. Banned Books Week – September 29, 2007 – October 6, 2007 …
Must read: Nine Months in August by Adriana Bourgoin. It is awesome. As soon as I get it back from Amy I’ll tell you more about why but unless you need it spelled out, check it out for yourself asap. It was so damn good I had to write the author immediately upon finishing it …
Nearly choked on my lunch to see this headline on the front page of the Oregonian: "Divorced parents clash over 12-year-old son’s circumcision." Because, you know, being in 6th grade isn’t hard enough. As I was muttering about it, someone in the staff room said it was awful for the whole world to have to …
word count: 41,149 For all the times people have heard me say "I am so writing a letter!" they might be surprised to hear I just wrote my first letter to an editor this summer. I've written plenty of letters, positive and negative, to the customer service departments of many companies but I've never …
