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I have been following the amazing trip of Jen and family as they journey cross country from west to east and back again. I am reminded of our own long, incredible journey last summer… the days in the minivan, the unloading and reloading at hotels along the way, the weeks with extended family… it was […]

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I am sitting here feeling like there is something very important I have neglected to be mindful of as an adult woman. That is, that I have lost track of an essential truth, a stance, a definition of what being a woman in this world means to me, of how I envisioned it would be, […]

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I find myself being drawn lately to things that never held much interest for me before. Like tennis… why am I suddenly slightly curious about what’s going on at Wimbleton? I’ve never had anything against tennis, I’ve just never followed it professionally. But now it seems a little interesting. Maybe because we picked up four kid-sized […]

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Yesterday’s impressive victory by Big Brown in the Derby was overshadowed by the loss of an amazing filly. I had my eye on Eight Belles through the pre-race coverage and post parade. Every time she appeared on camera, I couldn’t help noticing the gleam in her eyes, the way she held her head high and […]

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I am possibly the only person in mainstream America who is enjoying the prolonged battle between Hillary and Barack. According to NPR and CNN and The New York Times and every other news outlet, I should be sick of it and disgusted by it and praying for it to end… for the sake of the […]

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It may have looked like an ordinary lunar eclipse on Wednesday night…

But take a closer look.

The universe has gone insane! Run for your lives!

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Many things I wanted to write about today but I am putting it all aside to focus on one story. This one.
When I heard on NPR that the women involved in these bombings were innocent victims themselves, I was overwhelmed with rage and sorrow. I slammed my hands on the counter and wept. The mass […]

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I stopped by the natural food store for a few gluten-free items on my way home from the parent-teacher conference today. It’s a small place, not a large selection, but I can get my bagels. The trouble started at the checkout counter. Somehow, I ended up in a conversation with the woman ringing up my […]

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To all who have served and are now serving, thank you.
Special thanks today to Jim and Mark, who are the current representatives of our family’s long history in military service.

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Nothing impinges on a woman’s right to vote like having to drag three small children - children who run in three separate directions, children who chew and grab and climb on everything that is not super-glued down, children who grab each other’s hair, who express their anger at having their hair grabbed by returning the favor or […]

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