This picture was taken when Ruby was three weeks old, during my second week of mothering. It was early in the triathlon of late night feedings, diaper changes, and the seemingly endless shooshing of a crying baby, and already Sam and I were exhausted. We’d had 36 hours—not 9 months—to prep ourselves for parenthood (the [...]
In February of 2004, I flew to San Francisco on a whim. My friends decided to tie the knot, take the plunge, insert-your-own-cliché here and Gavin Newsom was the only person who brave enough to let them do it. It was a Sunday and the marriages had been taking place since Friday, so the crowds [...]
On the night of my 38th birthday two years ago, Sam and I awoke from a nap around 9:30, hopped on Le Metro and made our way to La Tour Eiffel. We held hands and walked toward the park against the setting sun. The air around us filled with the growing sound of every language [...]
Tonight, for the first time since I was legally able to vote, I blew off an election. With a reported 35% voter turn out in today’s California primary election, I am THAT person: The one who doesn’t bother to show up, the one I always disdain, the one the other side counts on. Today, I [...]
This shot was taken by one jonmmmayhem who I discovered via Violet Blue (I shouldn’t even have to tell you that today’s links are NSFW). mayhem is a naughty guy with a river of titillating and whoa, doggie! images made in varying formats. I’m partial to his Polaroids—I love the retro feel (I covet my [...]
While listening to an interview between Michele Norris on NPR and Bart Stupak, Democratic member of Congress from Michigan, I became outraged. Go figure. It’s so rare for me… Anyway, I wrote about why I’m incensed over at The Women’s Colony. Check it out and see if you don’t agree. And if you wait long [...]
I ran into the mother of one of Ruby’s little classmates yesterday when I was picking my girl up from school. We’d barely gotten past the daily niceties when she said, “Well, I got my pink slip today.” She’s a teacher and like previous years, as the state of California faces a never-ending and unfathomable [...]
My favorite Facebook status update from today: “Tim Wise thinks he understands the right-wing anger over the President’s education speech & the importance of hard work in school. See, they prefer the last President–the one who bragged at Yale commencement about being a lazy, mediocre C student, and told them how that was ok, because [...]
This is the Old Cedar Mill in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, the quaint and charming town where my husband grew up. At Christmas time, the lone fire department plays classic carols through externally mounted speakers and the notes drift through the air and mix with the scent of sugar from the local candy store, creating a tearful [...]
After we tucked the girl into bed last night, we watched Bill Maher interview one of my all time favorite people, Bill Moyers. If I were to have a dinner party and could invite any three people on the planet, he would be one of them. Moyers spoke about health care for all citizens as [...]