Owning things carries a hidden cost. Anything. You have to store the thing, so it physically costs space. Have enough stuff and you may end up having to buy or rent more space. Then there’s maintaining or cleaning the object. There’s also an emotional and mental cost, having to consider Read more
I hate nagging, particularly I hate finding myself nagging. I feel how unattractive I am when I do it, and how annoyed the person I am nagging is, and, furthermore… I have never seen nagging WORK? I wanted Jen to work on getting her driver’s license. I didn’t get mine Read more
Back in Elementary School, when we were learning to add and subtract on a number line, it didn’t work for me. I kept puzzling over it. I asked the teacher about it, if it mattered if you counted spaces or lines, and she said no, but I couldn’t help seeing Read more
How’s that for a provocative headline? I feel the need to start off by saying I love dogs, especially MY dog, Koala, who is the best doggie ever in the history of ever. But as I walked her this morning, and she strained with all her strength to devour a Read more
I was looking for a new doctor, my GP having retired. It was my first attempt, with a female doctor in the same practice, and I’ll never forget our first (and last) appointment. After several familiar questions to establish my medical history, she asked, “How many children?” “None.” She double-checked Read more
Do you have a friend who is, like, WAY skinnier than you, but always complaining about her weight? Is it me? I have that friend, too, and was complaining about her to a friend who weighed more than me and realized… waaaaiiit. I am also her. She is legion. I Read more
Reading an article on Neil Gaiman, one thing that really struck me was how many women ended up being victimized also as free labor: nannies only paid when it was worthwhile to bribe them to sign an NDA. The article led me to watch Amanda Palmer’s TED talk “The Art Read more