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Steve Jobs Made Me a Better Mom

Sure, he invented some of my favorite gadgets, but more importantly, Steve Jobs has made me a better parent. His inventions made it possible, and fun, for me to do the most important work of my life. His creative spirit reminds me to appreciate and nurture all the joys and frustrations of childhood, because thereinContinue reading “Steve Jobs Made Me a Better Mom”

What Cows Think (illustration by Brett Hyland)

I have some very talented artist friends in an art group called “Night of the Radish”. Every couple of months, we meet and share something we’ve created based on a common theme. Last night’s theme was “cows”. Coincidently, I’d already written one essay about coming face-to-face with a cow and another about the Running ofContinue reading “What Cows Think (illustration by Brett Hyland)”

To Tweet or Not to Tweet

If you want to feel really old, watch the MTV Video Music Awards while learning to use Twitter. Just watching the VMAs poses a high risk for seizures in anyone over 30, but when you do so with a laptop open to the Twitter feed for #VMA, you’re in for massive brain overstimulation. The VMAContinue reading “To Tweet or Not to Tweet”

Hershey With a Hangover

As summer winds down, I am feeling guilty for not yet taking my kid to Hershey Park, so I resurrected this 2008 memory from my hard drive. I woke up with a killer headache. I had only had one glass of wine, but it felt like I had finished off a bottle. I knew IContinue reading “Hershey With a Hangover”

Big

Chin held high, I straightened my spine, squeezed in my stomach and thrust my shoulders back. My daughter did the same. We braced against each other and held our breath, waiting for an answer. My husband squinted and considered and finally determined that I was still a smidgeon taller. It was an empty victory thatContinue reading “Big”