The Keys to My Summer

September 4, 2012

I find the day after Labor Day to be the second-most depressing day of the year.  Right behind January 2. I have a problem with transitions.  Parting with revelry.  Going back to reality.  All of that. But, in my semi-hysterical “Summer, please don’t go — please!” state, I have to step back and say that […]

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The Road Home

August 28, 2012

Yesterday I went back home.  To the town where I grew up. The trip is not long.  It’s a mere 40 minutes by car, but it’s a lifetime in my head. My parents moved away from my hometown after I graduated from college, so even though it’s not far, I rarely have an occasion to […]

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I Might Be Scared of These Families

August 16, 2012

It’s possible that I’m about to make some enemies.  But I’m sorry — can we talk about matching family outfits today? To clarify, I don’t mean matching or coordinating your kids’ outfits with one other.  Fine, fine, that’s kind of cute. Until they are old enough to protest and then demand, perhaps through a Cease […]

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We All Need Some Bela Karolyi in Our Lives

August 10, 2012

So the Olympics are winding down, and I’m not really sure how to re-acclimate myself to regular television programming.  Everything is going to seem like such a let down without a gold medal on the line.  Or without trying to guess the gender of some of the athletes.  The good news is that I can […]

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Deep Thoughts: Olympics Edition

July 31, 2012

OK, so I know that the last thing you all need is one more person writing about the Olympics.  To boot, I have zero qualifications when it comes to organized sports.  So my opinion means nothing. However, if I may — I do have a few quick initial observations to share about the Games of […]

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The Days Are Long

July 30, 2012

    “The days are long but the years are short.” I don’t know the origin of this quote, but I hear it a lot since having kids.  And I find myself thinking about it more and more — especially this summer, for some reason. I think about the chores that summer brings. Wake up […]

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Say It With Tape

July 18, 2012

You know how your kids’ teachers and/or camp counselors send home notes to remind you about things? And then, you know how you never really saw the note?  Because you, uh, threw it out.  Or plain forgot to read it.  Or both. So then you didn’t know about Pajama Day. Not the one where you wear […]

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Cover the Zeroes

July 14, 2012

My two sisters and I are all very different.  However, we have three key things in common: 1)  Political leanings 2)  A love of Motown 3) A real affection for roulette Actually, it’s four things if you count our collective and pronounced disdain for Keanu Reeves. But today I’d like to focus on #3.  Because […]

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Found: The Funny

July 11, 2012

Wednesdays can suck in a lot of ways, right? I guess that whole “Oh-look-it’s-already-the-middle-of-the-week” thing can be uplifting.  At least I’ve heard.  Or, if you’re like me, you might think of Wednesday more like “Holy shit, I still have to make it 2.5 more days to get to the weekend.” But, I have good news. […]

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The Backyard Summer Olympics

July 10, 2012

Do not bother me from July 27 through August 12.  I’ll be in London. Well, I’ll be in front of my TV.  In New Jersey.  But on London time. I totally get Olympic Fever.  It’s true.  And really, it’s sort of odd, considering I’ve never played an organized sport in my life (though I feel […]

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