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Beware Those Who Rush to Translate the Times (a dispatch from the divided kingdom)
My husband always wants to know “what’s coming next?” When we watch a movie together, he’s forever asking – “Who is that guy now? Why are they going in there? What’s up with that decision?” And I’m forever saying, “How about we just watch and let the story tell itself?” I get it. The suspense …[ read more ]
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A General Scandal
In 2007, the New England Patriots had a nearly perfect season – until the heartbreaking final moments of the Super Bowl game against the New York Giants. Perfectly illustrating that no matter how brilliantly you run the race, if you stumble on the finish line, everyone just remembers that you lost. When it’s about football, …[ read more ]
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One Naked Woman and a Mid-Life Crisis
What is it about mid-life that reminds me of adolescence? Is it the same for you? I spent my teen-age years watching friends make decisions that either looked wise and potentially fruitful or spectacularly stupid and likely to end in rehab, jail time or living in a one-room basement apartment at their parents’ house spending …[ read more ]