Category: Blog
April 21, 2009
A brief return to euphoria
A friend of mine went to DC for Barack’s inauguration, and I just received her pictures. I know the glow has faded under the unrelenting economic misery, but the pictures […]
READ MOREApril 15, 2009
Judy Krug
Judy Krug died on Saturday, April 11. As a fierce advocate of the 1st Amendment, she began the Freedom to Read Foundation, which supports U.S. libraries in their ongoing struggle […]
READ MOREApril 7, 2009
Playing through the Pain
Passover starts at sundown on April 8. We’re supposed to “leave the House of Bondage.” I think about the things/feelings I’m in bondage to–my fears, my obsessions–and wonder how I […]
READ MOREApril 2, 2009
Sisters4Science
I support about a dozen not-for-profits, some involved in human and reproductive rights , some in the homeless community, and some that support arts, science and sports education. One […]
READ MOREMarch 31, 2009
Hobby Horse
I need a hobby. In some ways, my time is overbooked, with volunteer work, family obligations, and working on my writing, but I don’t do anything relaxing or fun with […]
READ MOREMarch 13, 2009
getting further behind
March is an over-packed month for me, so I’m not keeping up either with my novel in progress (The Body Project) or my Alchemy story here. I’m lecturing on March […]
READ MOREMarch 8, 2009
How do we go forward?
A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article on the dangers of clinging to past ways of doing business. Contrary to what aging boomers like me believe, […]
READ MOREFebruary 25, 2009
Alchemy, chap 3, cont
Don Pasquale and Ernesto were sitting on her big stuffed couch, her old teddy-bear nestled between them, its big black eyes staring at me pathetically. I was frozen for an […]
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And the answers
1 & 2: Loveleen Tandan is listed as co-director for Slumdog Millionaire, but her name was not mentioned once in these reviews. Whether it should be is a minor controversy […]
READ MOREFebruary 16, 2009
And the winner is…
It’s that time of year, winter bleeding into spring, when we celebrate Black History, Women’s History, and the Oscars. So here’s a little quiz to get you in the mood. […]
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