Category Archives: random observation
No such thing as “too feminist”
The video posted below was cut from the DNC’s Thursday night program. Whether it was because it was seen as “too soft or too feminist” or because of time doesn’t really matter, does it? Women have long been making the choice … Continue reading
Glad I Saw It: Pottery Treasures
My children were lucky enough to be able to take one of the Montclair Art Museum‘s Spring Break classes at the pottery studio. Besides the hands-on, messy, focused fun they enjoyed, it also provided a lesson in patience; the budding … Continue reading
Glad I Saw It: Uncle Momo’s Zeit W Zaatar
I could live on Uncle Momo’s Lentil Soup and Hummus, but we took the kids to Momo’s brunch last Sunday, and I decided to expand my horizons by trying Zeit W Zaatar crepe dish. It was wonderful and fresh and … Continue reading
Glad I Saw It: Life Lessons from Read Alouds
I found this on my child’s 1st grade classroom wall today. It seems to me that adults need more Read Alouds from which to learn Life Lessons. Which stories would you read aloud to the adults in your life, and … Continue reading
To Pledge or Not To Pledge
I was leading a school tour for a mom and dad soon to join our local school system, and the usual questions came up about recess and playtime in Kindergarten and curriculum and school community. And then the dad asked … Continue reading
Glad I Saw It: Vintage Gene Autry
A few days ago I spied some books left on the outside ledge at Whole Foods. I liked the colorful cover, but I have no knowledge of Gene Autry and I didn’t have time to flip open the cover. Still, … Continue reading
Guns: Reaction Is Easier Than Prevention
Run. Hide. Fight. That’s what you’re supposed to do when a Bad Guy With a Gun (BGWaG) enters a building you’re in. Sounds like a great plan! Easy! And you might get to be a hero! It’s even what some … Continue reading
Glad I Saw It: Farmhouse Shutters
The Gypsy Farmhouse in Cedar Grove, NJ is worth a visit. Continue reading
I saw people cheer on 9/11, too.
Dear people creating fictions about thousands cheering on 9/11 and those who believe them: I don’t like to talk about 9/11. I don’t post about it, and I don’t offer up an annual “here’s what I learned” Facebook update. I don’t like … Continue reading
Same as it ever was
Endings and beginnings are good places to make change. But I, like many others I know, don’t seem to be able to make it stick. It may be a rut. It may be laziness. It may be fear. There are … Continue reading
