Not Like Me, I Presume
In a Jesuit school, my husband was taught “Assumptions make an ass out of u (you) and me.” History is rife with them—assuming the world is flat because you can’t … Continue reading
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
Last night as my husband and I watched the unflinching film WINTER’S BONE with Jennifer Lawrence, I couldn’t help thinking how little we know about one another as we shoulder … Continue reading
Laugh—You’re Going to Form Wrinkles, Anyway!
This year, the biggest tattletales of aging wiped their feet all over me. My hair thinned, my genetic wrinkles appeared, and I retired. Some younger people started talking around me, … Continue reading
Weird Friends
“You have really weird friends,” my mother told me when I came home to visit as a young professional. I took a moment to consider. “I guess I do,” I … Continue reading
“More Better”
“What’s your most favorite thing?” Try writing that to a properly trained English teacher and watch him roll his eyes. I hated “superlatives” when I was in school—the problem of … Continue reading
