Yesterday, Neil and I went on our seasonal unturkey hunt venturing deep into the wilds of Torrance, California. The coveted unturkey has been increasingly scarce in these parts. It has been our holiday tradition to have one and since I first discovered them at Trader Joe’s. We were immediately hooked and even when we had … Read more
For a number of reasons I don’t have much in the way of family heirlooms. My parents’ families never had very many material possessions to pass on. My mother’s family left Sweden with nothing when they booked their passage to the U.S. and then had hard lives in New England. In my mother’s lifetime that … Read more
On my flight back from visiting my parents in South Carolina, I started chatting with the friendly but fidgety young man sitting next to me. As it turned out, he is a contestant in the American Idol show headed to the “Hollywood week.” I haven’t really watched since the first season, but now I will … Read more
Aside from the fact that I don’t agree with the “abstinence only” model of sex education, the idea of purity balls focusing the whole abstinence approach on the girls has really infuriated me. Now I see this video clip on Feministing and it just makes me want to hurl. Some of the post comments bring … Read more
I’m in South Carolina visiting my parents and have been watching CBS Evening News with Katie Couric for the first time. My mouth fell open last night when Katie introduced the story “Charm School Gives Troubled Girls Hope.” Apparently a juvenile detention center in Orange County, California has decided that the girls’ recidivism rate would … Read more
Do you listen to satellite radio? My husband is in love with his Sirius and wants me to join him in the rapture. I toy with the idea of getting it too, but so far haven’t really been smitten. I have listened to the online version of it and enjoyed listening to the music but … Read more