What I learned from Holden Caulfield, whom I got to know in Mrs. Levinson’s 11th-grade English class (where Jane sat a few seats behind me, by the way)….
As a reader:

An honest-to-goodness unreliable narrator is …

I’ve been away in Florida for the past 9 days.  With the kids, and the Hubster, visiting the in-laws.  Who were, by the way, gracious and generous enough to allow Landeaux and me to head …

JANE
Here’s the thing about Lizzie’s and my criticizing things on Facebook that are just plain wrong: Lizzie is far more discerning and intelligently, constructively critical about Facebook activity (and probably Facebook in general, sigh).  I, …

LIZZIE
Jane dazzled me with her distractions.  When Jane is distracted, expect a wealth of links and funny pictures of Dick Cheney looking somehow both sly and precious.  My distractions, I’m afraid, will never qualify me …

Jane:
So Lizzie, how has the past week been for you?  We’ve both been busy and spoken/texted a bit less than usual.  I’ve been feeding my internet/news fix with all sorts of interesting observations and even …

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 …

Well, as my fellow Scrooge Lizzie has duly noted, that “most wonderful time of the year…” is upon us.
Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa…  Malls, online shopping, a thousand catalogs in the mail and special offers pouring into …

I am staring through a stepladder at 1,800 points of light—a profusion of clear mini-lights strung perfectly around our 12-foot Douglas fir.  My kitchen counter is lined with Costco-sized bottles of vanilla extract and molasses, …