So, against his express wishes, I am going to rebut the always funny Thrillist’s Dave Infante, who today came up with a lengthy diatribe against raising kids in New York City. Although Dave currently has no children, he makes some valid points that even some of my fellow parents have made regarding raising kids—especially boys, … Continue reading
I’m not dead yet. Monty Pythonisms aside, I cannot believe a month has passed with nary a blog post from yours truly. I honestly wish I had an excuse, or—more to the point—I wish I had but one excuse. I love that quote about “living lives of quiet desperation,” because it’s horribly true. Hours of … Continue reading
Все счастливые семьи похожи друг на друга, каждая несчастливая семья несчастлива по-своему. (All happy families resemble each other, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.) – Lev Tolstoy, Anna Karenina As promised, today’s blog post is about how my current family is so very different than the one into which I was born. … Continue reading
Today I’m joining the folks over at the Weekly Writing Challenge and doing a year-end wrap up piece as my blog post today. While technically, there are two full weeks before the year is over, I’m guessing these folks over at The Daily Post aren’t taking any chances with that whole apocalypse thing. Or maybe … Continue reading
Astrid Cook - The Right Writer 