Parenting: A Modern Democracy (not!) or a Medieval Papacy?
Sun, 5/09/10 – 8:10 | No Comment

“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?

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GenX Pandora

Lizzie and Jane are on the cusp of GenX. We continually search for our spot (past and present) in the great game of generational generalization.

Heretic Chicks

Spirituality as continually redesigned by Lizzie and Jane

Inside The Box

Lizzie and Jane’s brewing stew of back and forth trouble that hasn’t yet been loosed upon the world…

Lists upon lists upon lists

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Everything else Lizzie and Jane are thinking about…

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Aghast (a-gassed?) but not absorbed…
Saturday, 22 May, 2010 – 16:06 | 4 Comments
Aghast (a-gassed?) but not absorbed…

This was a tough week to be a news junkie.  But I need news.  I need information.  Am I torturing myself?  Or being a well-informed citizen?  You tell me.  (really, please… tell me!)

We’ve all …

Grief, Once Removed
Wednesday, 17 Feb, 2010 – 12:12 | 3 Comments

This afternoon I sat in an airport in Florida, headed back North to immense piles of snow.  I was dealing with a weepy, raw child, who was grieving the end of our visit to his …

“That it Shall Never Come Again…
Monday, 30 Nov, 2009 – 15:44 | No Comment
“That it Shall Never Come Again…

…is what makes life so sweet," wrote Emily Dickinson (one of the literary luminaries Jane and I both believe worthy of goddess status).  So true, Emily.  
(Jane: so true, Lizzie!  LOL)  
And never is the "unrepeatable" …

Fuzzy Navel: And Other Tales of Postpartum Horror
Monday, 23 Nov, 2009 – 15:37 | No Comment
Fuzzy Navel:  And Other Tales of Postpartum Horror

I am designing a blog for a woman who wants to have a category for "parenting horror stories."  Which got me thinking, oh gee, I have PLENTY of those.  Which then led me to further …

The Things That Transcend Language
Thursday, 19 Feb, 2009 – 11:23 | 4 Comments
The Things That Transcend Language

Note from Lizzie:  May I introduce you to my daughter Sylvia?  Below is the college admission essay that Sylvia, a senior in high school, wrote for the Common Application.  Yesterday, upon acceptance to one of …

25 Random Things About Jane’s Trip To Key West
Wednesday, 18 Feb, 2009 – 21:06 | One Comment
25 Random Things About Jane’s Trip To Key West

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 …

Happy Valentine’s Day from Lizzie and Jane
Saturday, 14 Feb, 2009 – 21:25 | 3 Comments
Happy Valentine’s Day from Lizzie and Jane

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Facebook: Fun, Friends, and Schadenfreude
Wednesday, 14 Jan, 2009 – 15:08 | No Comment
Facebook:  Fun, Friends, and Schadenfreude

Jane 
Lizzie and I have been talking a lot about Facebook and how it is affecting people’s lives in a positive way.   And, sadly, in some negative ways as well.  I need to come clean …

Intervals Schmintervals
Sunday, 11 Jan, 2009 – 14:25 | One Comment
Intervals Schmintervals

It used to be enough to just get some heart-pumping exercise for 30-45 minutes a day.  “Wow,” friends would say.  “You’re taking care of yourself.  That’s great.”  And I would nod and smile, knowing that …