REVELANCE in life is wondering if you matter at all. Are you living an authentic life? Do you make the world a better place, or at least provide comic relief? What’s your connection with others? Do you evolve?
Stop Calling My Daughter Attractive A friend of mine and I recently discussed our mutual annoyance with the word “attractive“. We opined that hatred of the word no doubt stems from parental admonitions in our youth to “stop wearing baggy clothing or you won’t be attractive” or “tone down that 80’s mullet. It’s not attractive.” Of […]
MoreToday, The Cathedral Basilica celebrated Red Mass. I kept wanting to call it Sunday Bloody Sunday, having grown up listening to U2. I didn’t know what Red Mass was either, but as it turns out, it is a mass celebrated annually before the Supreme Court’s October term in which judges, attorneys and government officials are […]
MoreIf you haven’t read Part I, you may want to do so here so this post makes any sense. Sleep No More, Continued Soon, you would catch a glance of an actor, the only creatures milling about without masks. The mute actors rarely acknowledged your presence, but when they did, it was transformative. They danced, […]
MoreSpoiler Alert: if you plan to see the immersive theatrical production of Sleep No More and prefer a non-informed experience, check back to the blog in a couple of days. Sleep No More “You are not allowed to speak,” she demanded, then stopped on an undisclosed floor and pushed one from our masked group out of […]
MoreWhen I’m on Vacation, I Do Not Miss My Kids I am off to visit friends in New York City this week. I don’t remember when I’ve been this excited. The last time I was in New York was four years ago when Obama t-shirts adorned the make-shift blankets of street vendors. My children are […]
MoreYou know how sometimes you find that special store where you go in, look around, make eye contact with the lovely salespeople, and you just know. That’s what it was like visiting the gun store. And then you think, this would be an awesome place to take the kids for a fun outing! You exchange […]
MoreI’ve been talking to a close friend of mine who has been married for a long time about her troubled marriage. I’ve inquired discreetly about what the major stumbling block seems to be. “Infidelity?” “Not really.” “Abuse?” “No, no. Nothing like that.” “Is your husband gay?” “He doesn’t have interior decorating skills, so that’s unlikely.” […]
MoreAre You Waiting for Loufest? You Should Be! What should parents do when their kids are stressed out about the start of school? Abandon them! We are taking a vacation from parenting this weekend. It’s going to be AWESOME. We have a two day pass to Loufest Music Festival and have hired someone to parent our […]
MoreNo One Understands Me For Some Reason. Am I Weird? Are you one of those people that engages with the people you run into during your day, or do you keep chit-chat to a minimum? I am that person that makes others uncomfortable by talking to them on the elevator, and advises complete strangers that […]
MoreI was very relieved to receive a response text from my childhood friend yesterday. She works at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas where a shooter opened fire and killed two people, injuring many others yesterday. I know I’m not the only one wondering WTF? Like you, I have been appalled at the recent spate […]
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