-
My husband is Joe Kowalski , an imaginative Gen X polymath and among the most talented people I know. I learned the term "polymath... -
So. We think we might have found a place, but it's been like almost two weeks and no word back about our application. I don't know ... -
Culture Club got so popular so fast that I needed to rouse myself from my summer of 2016 grim languor and actually do research. Billboard... -
So you know my last post, about latchkey kids ? I made the mistake of posting it to the Gen X subreddit, with a link back to the blog, witho... -
We're pretty much trapped in a sinister new pluto-theocracy where we willfully vote for bible-bangers and billionaires to dictate a... -
There has been some talk on Facebook and Reddit in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what ... -
Photo Credit: Freepik Not that I've been on it much lately, so me deleting my account won't mean anything to Pinterest. I created ... -
The top five contestants in the 4-6 year old group wait to be judged in the Little Miss Perfect contest. Look at their expres... -
When I typed "Acosta..." into Google, the auto-fill came up with "...family." That means I'm not the only one who we... -
Well. The Olympics are on TV again. It's Day One. That means it's the 12th anniversary of my wholly unexpected, life-altering and re...
-
Long ago in a galaxy we 40-somethings refer to as "childhood," we built a cherry Kool-Aid world with rad high tech toys like ... -
One of my buddies confided that he can't stand it when his other single friends goad him into going "tom-catting around" on ... -
When I typed "Acosta..." into Google, the auto-fill came up with "...family." That means I'm not the only one who we... -
There has been some talk on Facebook and Reddit in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what ... -
A Short Primer for the Spiritually Conflicted If your thousands-of-years-old religion's definition of "dec... -
No matter how much I try to stop ruminating, there come the thoughts again. Why didn't I do this, why did I pick that, why have I mad... -
When I was 24 years old, I found it necessary to retract and re-submit my * theory about musicians and just what the hell is their deal a... -
Self-Portrait The first time I went into the mental hospital was in early 2014. I'd been fired from my job at the end of Nove... -
Fifteen years and a whole bunch of copycats later, I still say that it's a miracle we ever heard of The Blair Witch Project . ...
Other Cool Blogs
-
-
RED Letter Poem 290 - The Red Letters In ancient Rome, feast days were indicated on the calendar by red letters.To my mind, all poetry and art serves as a reminder that every ...1 hour ago
-
Amy Macdonald live. Ancienne Belgique, Brussel, zondag 22 february 2026 - Foto: HareDDe vaderliefde voerde ons dit keer naar Brussel. Mijn zoon is al jaren dol op de muziek van de Schotse zangeres Amy Macdonald. Haar concert in...
5 hours ago -
Tampopo in Cambridge's Porter Square Is Closing - A decades-old Japanese restaurant in Cambridge is closing down. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group pa...16 hours ago
-
END OF THE ROAD? - The first thing that came to mind as I sat at my word processor was how do I write about this without sounding maudlin? I may be many things, but maudlin...17 hours ago
-
-
And Now, Cuba - *Domestic not a problem for this administration?*...as there are too many innuendos of trying to go abroad for diversion...as the Poopah, leads his merr...
22 hours ago -
I Hate Leggings - I have to reveal the truth, and I have to shock you all with my confession: I hate leggings. [image: A woman holds her jumper and steps forward awkwardly...
23 hours ago -
VIVACIOUS WOMEN - In the years before Google searches, stock images and photo banks, every illustrator compiled their own personal collection of reference pictures. Th...
1 day ago -
The Flying Byrds Brothers Fly Higher - A few days ago (as I write this in mid-February 2026), I posted a 1970 concert in which the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Bros played extensively together...1 day ago
.jpeg)
.jpg)
-
Alms For The Poor?
This is in case you appreciate any of this. $10 is all, don't go nuts with it.
-
CAUSES
