Archive for November, 2006

In the original Back to the Future movie there is a scene where the father of the 1955 Lorraine comments on Marty McFly’s behavior: “He’s an idiot. Comes from upbringing. His parents are probably idiots, too.”
I can’t help thinking of this scene while reading the recent flurry of articles and blog posts calling attention to [...]

For the past few days I’ve been feeling “off.” I haven’t been getting enough sleep, I haven’t made progress toward my goals, and I haven’t been exercising or eating well. I’ve also been sweating the small stuff in a big way.
I go through this more often than I’d like. I often re-evaluate my life [...]

I’m working on a blog design this week and having a crisis. I love blogging and creating blog designs so much, but I keep falling back into this “I am a writer” thing. I’m comfortable with that description of myself. It sounds respectable and it can be profitable. But in my heart of hearts, I [...]

Lately I’ve been noticing this emerging pattern in our family dynamics that has been disturbing me. I am more tolerant of my son’s misbehaviors and personality quirks than I am of my daughter’s.
My son is me. He has my personality: Type A; a bit low on patience; easily frustrated. I empathize with him when something [...]

Wow! We had fantastic weather and an awesome party for L today.
We had a “Medieval Knights” theme. Upon arrival, each child received an inflatable sword. They ran around outside for a bit, then we served lunch: a medieval meal of roasted chicken, hunks of bread, and grapes… and, of course, pizza! After lunch, we [...]