it's slowly been dawning on me that now-14-year-old T does not remember it strongly and ( Read more... )

Well, it's better than it was, but it still hurts all the time--a throbbing pain ( Read more... )

I'm so excited! I have 5 days off in a row now, with no need to wake up and make sure a Certain Person goes to school. Plus, No Work! I feel quite giddy. And I only have to work 5 hours next week and no weekends during intersession. It's almost like a vacation!

I know I am a bit spoiled about not wanting to have any schedule but my own. Also, I will ( Read more... )

[O]ur economy exacts a terribly steep price for any time away from work - in both pay and promotions. People often cannot just pick up where they have left off. Entire career paths are closed off. The hit to earnings is permanent.

The fact that the job market has evolved in this way is no accident. It’s a result of policy choices. As Jane Waldfogel ( Read more... )

but no, I got it back. So, ENJOY:

I spent the weekend watching doramas, and other stuff.

Well, more precisely, I spent the weekend finishing up doramas, taking my son to the Y to swim and then to a movie, and kicking back while my heighbor's husband made delicious food on our grill (they don't have one, and luckily for us, he is a devoted and ( Read more... )

Whew. We had our big day yesterday at my kids’ school: Garden to Cafeteria Day.

This is a pilot program run by several city and state agencies. Normally that would sound the death knell for any kind of food-related program. City and state agencies? So, like vapid brochures with smiley faced carrots and broccoli talking about vitamins? While serving ( Read more... )

My enjoyment of Transformers 2 was hampered by my inability to tell the giant alien robots apart.

Also, when I mentioned to T that it didn't really make any sense that giant robots (or giant robot-like aliens, whatever) would want to punch each other in the head with their giant simulated fists, or shoot each other with giant simulated handguns, he ( Read more... )

My son is making me crazy.

This is not news.

I actually had a nice day. I went to my friend Beth's house via public transportation and she was very excited to discover that we are not actually that far apart via bus (it's about 4 miles, which is a long way in Brooklyn terms). Plus the new Target store (where I purchased several of the John Derian for ( Read more... )