Bookends: October 2025
Autumn in Southern California always feels a little like spring in New England to me. Here, instead of purple crocuses pushing up through the grimy snow, the first of the … Continue reading Bookends: October 2025
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Bookends: September 2025
My favorite and most impactful read from September was Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman, followed at a close second by The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai, although … Continue reading Bookends: September 2025
Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman, and My Most Popular Post
Lately I’ve been really lighting up about what I call reframes: Something I already know presented in a way that makes me say, “Ohhh! I get it now!” It gives … Continue reading Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman, and My Most Popular Post
Bookends: August 2025
August found me, quite by accident, reading several books dealing with the period of time immediately before and during the Second World War or during a fictional period several years … Continue reading Bookends: August 2025
Bookends: May-July 2025
I have been having trouble knowing what to write these days. With the situation in the United States, I feel like I ought to write something big and impactful, something … Continue reading Bookends: May-July 2025
Bookends: March & April 2025
Time is not working properly. It’s not just the “long days, short years” parenthood cliché. Even hours and minutes aren’t working right anymore. They clearly don’t have as many minutes … Continue reading Bookends: March & April 2025
Bookends: February 2025
Remember a couple of months ago when I wrote about traveling solo? Well, I made it happen! It was solo travel lite, in the sense that I got on a … Continue reading Bookends: February 2025
Bookends: January 2025
In 1996, I adopted a tabby cat that I named Maurice (from the Steve Miller Band song), and in 2000, my spouse and I added a second cat, a black-and-white … Continue reading Bookends: January 2025
Bookends: November 2024
I am currently trying to psych myself up to travel solo. We used to travel a lot as a family back when we homeschooled, but now that my not-yet-an-adult kid … Continue reading Bookends: November 2024
Bookends: October 2024
October has been a busy month, mostly in a great way. My spouse and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a full week of staycation concerts, plays, and outings, … Continue reading Bookends: October 2024
Bookends: September 2024
September was a month of pushing myself outside of my comfort zones and getting a lot of practice putting the growth mindset I’m always talking with my children and my … Continue reading Bookends: September 2024
Bookends: February-August 2024
Well. The year certainly has been…yearing. Rather than go through a laundry list of what’s been keeping me busy, I’ll just say that I have had wonderful ups, dizzying downs, … Continue reading Bookends: February-August 2024
Imperfect Happiness 