I dreamt that Whitney (see previous post) came back to hang out with us. “Us” being her old friends who miss her dearly. She said, “What did you expect? That I’d just leave you? Of course I wouldn’t do that.” In my dream she had her long blond dreads and was full faced with a …
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Here is my latest column, inspired by my joy, my daughter. I was looking forward to sharing that joy with my friend Whitney. Unfortunately, life got in the way and I didn’t get to it before it was too late. My daughter, My joy Inspired by her cousin’s eulogy, I’m creating my own Whitney list …
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I’m once again in danger of having my blogger status taken away. But definitely not my mother, worker, be all things to all people totally overwhelmed typical female persona…status. J I had such baby brain the other day and was trying to go fast to get so much done I did something really hysterical and …
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The good news is that I’ve been too busy writing articles to blog. I went to my first post-baby writers group and, as always, was inspired by the depth and talent of the women writers around me. They welcomed Avital to her first writer’s group with a cake that said, “Welcome Avital,” in her favorite …
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I hate to see that I feel a little bit better knowing that I may not have seen or heard anything even if I had made it downtown today. See my friend David Donadio’s blog. http://americasfuture.org/conventionalfolly/2009/01/20/no-you-cant/ Michael, my colleague and Lani’s boyfriend, is the lifelong Democrat friend. All day I just couldn’t get over how …
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Inauguration festivities have begun. This is the first time I barely feel like I live in Washington. If we were still downtown, I would have walked just blocks from my apartment to the Lincoln Memorial for today’s concert. Instead I can watch it on HBO like everyone else. I’m working from home on Tuesday but …
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[Click here for my December Home Gardening Column about eating off of your own land. Stay tuned for a PresenTense Magazine article on the same topic.] Avital has a new minhag (custom). She has to have an explosive diaper on holidays in a stranger’s house. It doesn’t matter if it’s her holiday or someone else’s. …
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I’m now Tante (Aunt) Tasha! How exciting! No, not Lani…my brother and sister-in-law, Harrison and Michelle. We drove to New Jersey for a shabbos bris. So fun! I love their friends and family. It felt like their wedding in Acapulco where everyone spent the whole weekend together. There were many jokes about being glad they …
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Okay, so this is a week late! It’s amazing that it takes me an entire day each week to run the house. I think I’ll have five minutes to write. I have someone helping with the baby and cleaning, and I still can’t manage to post a blog or finish five other personal projects I …
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Well, she fooled us again. We tired her out so much in Chicago over Thanksgiving that she slept one night for 6 hours and one night for 7. I thought – perfect! Just in time for me to go back to work this week. The good news is that I know she won’t starve if …
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