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With all the uproar about Amy Chua’s “Tiger Mother” book, I’ve been thinking about how totally unlike her I am. Probably to a fault. Making them practice piano for four hours a day? Telling them a homemade birthday card for … Continue reading →

It’s been sort of a tough week in these parts. The process of installing geothermal heating and cooling has unfortunately coincided with the storm of the century! (I think this is our fifth one so far, and it’s only 2011.) … Continue reading →

Would you like to have a fart party? If you haven’t been to one, it’s where the guests put their butts together, in pairs I guess, and both fart at the same time. Elias invented this concept, and invited me … Continue reading →

Welcome to my new blog, Fine Young Fauves. I will be moving the archives from my old blog here soon, and will start posting here from now on. It’s my third relocation in seven years of blogging, and I hope … Continue reading →

My Grandma Jane died about ten days ago. It was quite sudden and also peaceful, two attributes which don’t often coincide. She was 88 and generally in blooming health. ("People in our family don't get sick," she said recently. "We … Continue reading →

I know it's a federal offense to open other people's mail, but in the case of Santa letters from my children, I'm forced to make an exception. Instead of mailing them— shhhh– I've opened them. (Both written by Isaac, as … Continue reading →

It’s my birthday today—big 44.  So. It’s a good time to take stock of the situation. Even a momentary glance at the overview of my life yields a pretty good picture. Good marriage, two beautiful children, lovely house and land, … Continue reading →

I honestly think it's getting worse. How? How could it get worse? Elias's (or should I say "my") booty problem is not going away. It's not. Here's a partial list of the strategies I've employed so far. Let me know … Continue reading →