“This house IS NOT a democracy!” How many times did you ever hear your parents say (or scream) that? And how often do you say it now?

I hate to whine about myself here, for a few reasons: Lizzie and I promised one another, when we conceived Pandoration,  there would be no personal whining.  Unless of course it was funny.  Another reason …

So, to continue from the last post, why did the lovely, exuberant, enjoyable restless, replete-with-sensory-feasting memoir Eat, Pray, Love sit on my shelf for months during 2008/2009?  And why did it finally come off the …

then you’ll enjoy the stylized, exuberant (and ever so slightly edgy) illustrations of Mike Baker.  Mike is helping Jane and me to do something fun (and of course Pandora-ish) with our comment gravatars.  I (Lizzie) …

I am already transcribing my 2009 New Year’s resolutions onto my 2010 list, thereby fulfilling my 2008 resolutions to plan ahead (and not procrastinate) when possible. 
Below is a list of previous years’ resolutions. Have I …

Jane and I have agreed to compare notes on our New Year’s resolutions.  One of my favorite things about my friend Jane is her love-hate (mostly love) relationship with Facebook.  And her 2009 resolution ruminations–with …

Jane               November 26 at 6:35am

I am thankful for my friend Lizzie. For the talking, listening, and WRITING. For the humor, and completely different experiences that …

This is Lizzie & Jane’s post-presidential debate correspondence…

Lizzie     September 27 at 8:03am
Seemed to me that all went pretty much as expected last night. 
Economy: waters very muddied by the recent financial mess, but in general McCain emphasized …

Jane     September 22 at 2:09pm

So there’s this really fun Facebook app that puts Oscar Wilde quotes on your profile (in my case, in the boxes tab of my profile) and I thought you would …