Someday you are going to die. What if that day comes sooner than you expect? What if it happens tomorrow? Here are the slacker mom's steps to "getting your affairs in order." 1. Realize you need it It doesn't matter if you don't think you have an "estate." You need life … [Read more...]
My Big Fat Farsi Funeral – Part 2
A few years ago I wrote about my dear friend Jinous, the first woman who was ever allowed to wax my bikini line and then feed me figs, and how she died of lung cancer in 2008. I called that post My Big Fat Farsi Funeral - Part 1. But I never got around to writing any more … [Read more...]
Run, Lisa! Lisa, Run!
Tomorrow is the day of the Walt Disney World half marathon, the one that Lisa was training for, and also raising money to benefit the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society. After she died, her fundraising account swelled with donations from people wanting to honor her memory. She … [Read more...]
Let Them Eat Grief Cake
This week's grief post brought to you by Will Stegemann, who told me that after his father died he ate cake every day. He went to a bakery and got a piece of cake and ate it. He did this every. Day. That is one tasty ritual. He doesn't do that anymore. Now he runs, all … [Read more...]
I Love a Parade
Last weekend, sort of on a whim, we gathered the boys into the car and drove through teeth-grinding Los Angeles traffic down to the marina where we keep our boat. There was a parade. People decorate their boats with holiday lights and lots of other things and motor them in a … [Read more...]
