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B Sides
I just heard a story on NPR about how some black gospel records of the 50s and 60s included civil rights songs on the B sides. This heartfelt…
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Family
The ultimate fill
When I dropped my daughter at preschool today, they had a guessing game for the kids: how many jelly beans are in the jar? The lesson for the…
Body & Health
Mending from Adrenaline
Ever notice when you are stressed, and adrenaline swims through you like a incessant espresso drip, how you tend to abbreviate incoming information just to keep going? I…
Body & Health
An unstable shame
I wonder the purpose of shame. In this internet-serviced world, shamings are “done” to public figures routinely. What is interesting to me, is how so many of these…
Mommess
The beach rocks
One of the happiest times of my week is walking the beach with eyes sweeping the sand and rocks. Eight minutes away is a place where my dogs…
Mommess
Web marketing fundamentals: content
Today I’m writing about a web term¹ often used, but not always understood. “Content” is the text, images, photos, movies, or social postings that make up the non-navigational/non-advertising…
Creativity
The Power of Fiction
The tagline of this site is “one paragraph a day, truth or fiction.” In the world of meaning, fiction is often felt more powerfully than truth. Have you…
Family
Activity vs. Achievement
Like many parents of small children, I reside in a swirl of constant and chaotic activity. Think, “mom, look at this potion I just made with your new…
Family
Black Horse
So last night I settled in with my two-year old and five-year old to watch a movie. I thought we were about to see Black Beauty, but my…
Mommess
Walking between the worlds
If you are a woman who has faced depression or even discontent, perhaps you know what it means to walk between two worlds. One world is the literal,…
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Enough-ness
I’ve been wanting to write about this topic for a long time, but felt as if I couldn’t shed “enough” light on the idea to be of value,…
Family
Screens
Everyone is on their own screens, including me, on this one. This can only mean one thing… time to sign off.