Partying with authors

I’m always up for a party–as long as it is at somebody else’s house. Having a party at my house inevitably means that I have to nag my children for 24 hours straight to pick up their junk, do their jobs, etc.…

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Middle daughter’s commentary on reading

My teenage daughter–who has been known to go days without emerging from her room–sent me this video to let me know that “this is how she feels sometimes”. I thought I’d share. I lovingly told my middle daughter, that yes, I understand…

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New Year’s resolutions, revised

Every year I make New Year’s resolutions, and every year I break them. In fact, my usual tradition with my New Year’s resolutions seems to be that around June I get them out and laugh at my naive optimism. So…

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