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Last week, in a very animated conversation about the Rainforest Cafe, I admitted to my Jezebel co-workers that my abuela once told me the frog mascot was a coqui, an amphibian indigenous to Puerto Rico—one of thousands of mini-lies she implanted on...
By Beautifully Glossy on Jul 18, 2019 in: family, life
Hello and welcome to Friday. We've made it through another week. If you're parents in WA, you've made it through the school holidays. If you're a homeschooler, nothing's changed.I had my gastroscopy and colonoscopy on Wednesday. They went well and ev...
By Fabric Paper Thread on Jul 16, 2019 in: family, garden, recipe
On summer mornings, the days stretch out luxuriously with hours of delightful possibilities. There are few things I really have to do and many things I'd like to do. By evening I find that the day has sped by and I have little to show for it. Instead...
By Art and Architecture, mainly on Jul 16, 2019 in: Christian, family, history, women
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald was born in Boston (1890-1995), oldest child of John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, prominent figure in Boston politics. Rose was first introduced to politics by her congressman father. By the time she turned 15, Honey Fitz was on...
By Art and Architecture, mainly on Jul 12, 2019 in: family, women
If I thought there was a lot of sex going on in the late 1960s, those of us interested in turn of the century Vienna had to do some rethinking. Here is my old post republished, now with a greater look at contemporary anti-Semitism. Alma Schindler (18...
By Life Hacker on Jul 10, 2019 in: kids, family, parenting
Lifehacker contributor Starre Julia Vartan wrote about the importance of taking mental health days from your job. Mental health is health, and taking care of ourselves should be a priority. But what about our kids? I’ve heard from parents who’ve...
By Fabric Paper Thread on Jul 8, 2019 in: family
Just a few years ago our children laughed gently at us for wanting to make plans more than a few hours in advance. "Be spontaneous," they said. So we tried. Fast forward a few years. Spontaneity is out the window, as once the grandchildren appea...