Bakersfield, CAThe vehicle has been unpacked, the laundry is waiting, the children are asleep, the adults are (finally) showered and ready to collapse and resume normal activity. In other words, our long-awaited vacation is over. I will be blogging about it here and elsewhere … [Read more...]

Sometimes, life is just too ridiculous for words, and one must take a picture to fully illustrate it. I could not have made this up: on Sunday night, I found myself in a faux Irish bar in Orange County, having gone there to see an 80's cover band - on purpose, drinking Guinness … [Read more...]

It's no secret that the plight of the world's children weighs heavily on me, and that I periodically shove my head deep into the sand to avoid the bad news that catapults itself into the cloud of information through which I wade on a daily basis. Enough! I say, and I bury … [Read more...]

Barack Obama was the commencement speaker at my alma mater today. A great fuss preceded this event, and promises to continue now that it is done. I wrote about it on Los Angeles Moms Blog today. I find that it doesn't matter how I feel about the issues raised - it just makes … [Read more...]

Mmm, what a lyric.  I have many thoughts about last night's Indigo Girls show, but I have to write some reality TV.  I will share them when there is more time for such things.  In the meantime, please enjoy my Whrrl story, "Five Straight Women at an Indigo Girls Show in Los … [Read more...]