I would call my research thorough although not exhaustive. I can?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t find a parent / teenager blog anywhere. A place where a mom and her teenager can talk AT each other for all . . . → Read More: Who’s the Grownup?

It’s 9:40 here on the east coast and I have the blog all to myself. Scout is still out cold. I take that back. I definitely do NOT have the blog to myself. Liz joined . . . → Read More: A reader is not amused…

This morning’s New York Post offers its unique view of the world – that special view that doesn’t actually include real news but one thing caught my attention. It was a piece by Neil Graves . . . → Read More: Make your own kind of music….

My life changed on December 23rd, 2004. It was on this day that Dr. Theodore Antonetz, DPM wrote me a golden ticket, exempting me from all gym classes in high school.

I did not . . . → Read More: Excused from Gym

OK, so you’re thinking that this post is some scheme on our part to drive traffic. We cannot tell a lie. Last week, we did some research so we could better understand the connection between . . . → Read More: Top Keyword Searches

Dear Jon Corzine, Do you honestly think that after a mere 3 weeks of recovering from breaking basically every bone in your body, you are in good enough shape . . . → Read More: Chill, Corzine.

My daughter has some nerve. Conspicuously absent from her post Chill, Corzine – in which she not only questions Corzine’s ability to govern the state but also suggests that I have some kind of prescription . . . → Read More: Chill, Scout.

This morning’s New York Post reported that:

Prom spending is now a $6.6 billion industry

Teens have been going to extreme lengths; on top of just the dress, hair, makeup, etc., . . . → Read More: PROM$

Thanks to the reader who took time to weigh in about our post about our cars. While I may disagree with the conclusion of a comment we received the other day (the reader voted for Scout’s car and not mine), she eloquently captures . . . → Read More: A car is not just a car

I picked up this morning’s New York Times and saw yet another article about the Imus debacle. I nearly passed it by – sick and tired as I am of the entire . . . → Read More: CBS Handed Imus the box of matches

I do not understand how my mother could find any reason to empathize, or agree whatsoever with Don Imus’ case. Being “handed a box of matches by CBS”, as she said, does . . . → Read More: …but Imus started the fire.

This morning’s New York Post

The fact that Jim McGreevey is going to be a priest has now officially booted “organized religion is scary” to the number two spot on the list of . . . → Read More: HOLE-y Governor!

This morning’s New York Post

I hope my 80 year old mother does not read the paper this morning. Maybe she went straight from church to golf. But she’ll see the news eventually. . . . → Read More: Holy Governor!

Though Sunday may no longer be a day of rest, Sunday dinner can often define the rest of the day. And for many families – unable to bring everyone to the table . . . → Read More: The Joy of Sunday Dinner?

In response to my mother’s post, where she expressed her love for “The Sunday Dinner,” I have this to say:

The only purpose I see in having a “Sunday Dinner” is that . . . → Read More: The Joy of Sunday Dinner?

My parents’ friends, Steven and Judy Gluckstern, have had many a soir?ɬ©e over the years and my parents have eagerly encouraged me to attend; their parties are always the kind you read . . . → Read More: Barack Obama gave me money…

Figuring it was time to hear Barack in person, my partner Eileen and I attended an Obama fundraiser during his recent trip to NYC (You know, the trip where we all learned that NY . . . → Read More: I Gave Barack Obama money…