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The Meh of Greeting Cards. Or: Happy Mother’s Day.
It’s Mother’s Day. A booming time for the Greeting Card Association. There are somewhere around 7 billion greeting cards sent out each year, many of them on this one day. That’s a lot of cards. And a...
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Working at Home. It’s (Not) All About Porn.
Working from home represents the ideal dream for many people, but the reality of it is that you will be judged for it, in some rather unexpected ways. And somehow, it always leads back to porn. 1. Even...
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A Great Mom’s Break Up With Emma Thompson
No, no, no, Emma Thompson. No. I have always admired you, and have been known to watch films purely because it was your work. You weren’t one of those famous-for-being-famous mouthpieces that I...
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You’re Ignorant
“Shut up, you’re ignorant.” My brother, 8 years older than myself, used to throw that out while we were young as a means to end any argument or disagreement . I came to associate that word with being...
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The Spark of Madness
I am mad at the social media peanut gallery. It has only been hours since the news of Robin Williams hit the airwaves, and I have already seen the word “coward” bandied about. More comments about...
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Turning 40, or How Pie and a Haircut Lead Me to an Existential Crisis.
Do you know who gets a hair cut once a year? Mountain men. Charles Ingalls. Probably Lewis and Clark. And me. Somehow this, along with so many other things, has slid into a strange dark compartment I...
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A Lesson in Equality from a Dirty Whore
My hearing tests as perfect. Hy husband disputes those findings, but it’s been consistent over a decade. My hearing is perfect. Last night I was messing around with my new-to-me dishwasher, while my...
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I Bet You Aren’t Gwyneth Paltrow in the Morning, Either.
I can’t stand it. Everywhere I go lately I see morning routine lists. Have you seen them? Cheerful photos, bullet lists and must-dos, snuggle time, gym time, and fresh smoothie recipes made from...
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