A friend of mine, who employs BigOne for some help around the house decluttering, recently told me he reached his […]
When Helping Harms…
This idea is making *my* head hurt. How can helping someone harm them? And who’s responsibility is that pain? If […]
It is alright for me
In the beforetimes, as they say on the Marketplace podcast, I was studying French. I was very nervous about speaking […]
Words Hard (Part II)
Words are hard especially when you ignore grammar. Ok, I get it. The language you are born into is not […]
Five Minutes
Back in 2019, with all that traveling I did, not all of it was for work. Me, Husband, BigOne and […]
Words Hard (Part I)
That is one of BigOne’s favorite sayings: Words Hard. Another one? Words change. Both of these are true, although I […]
It is good to be fat!
https://youtu.be/t2mU6USTBRE?t=143 I got my first shot about two weeks ago. Someone should be handing out stickers that say, “I’ve been […]
Mischief, Malfeasances and Mistakes
See note[1] I have been thinking a lot about the role of power in interactions between individuals. This week, I […]
The road not travelled
I love Robert Frost. (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44272/the-road-not-taken )[1] When I think about the road not travelled, it is mostly about my career. Perhaps […]
Pandemic Parenting (Part 1)
I was not taught, and I do not know, how to parent during a pandemic. I said that to my […]