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Beguiled a seventh time
A lot of people say that February is a difficult month. It's cold and dreary (at least if you're in the northern hemisphere), and there are no major holidays for a while. Not to give short shrift...
View ArticleI'm back...with some vomit to share....
It seems like the last time I posted here was ages ago, but it was actually this past Wednesday. I think it's more about being out of touch with the rest of you guys. I love coming here and reading...
View ArticleThe Leap
It took me a really long time to learn to walk. That’s the way I’ve been about most big developments in life; I rarely just decide to do something on the spur of the moment. Instead, I hesitate,...
View ArticleDiscovering the pomegranate
I saw a picture of a pomegranate in a bookand asked my mother to bring one home. Shesliced into that lovely skin the color of sunsets,revealing not the soft flesh-like pulp I’d imagined,but hard...
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My March Madness
I’m not a basketball fan, and this post isn’t about basketball. Instead, it’s about the strange connection I have with a particular term in the basketball world: March Madness.A few years ago, I told...
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Italy, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris - photos & lessons learned
For the past three weeks, I’ve been traveling with my brother and his fiancée in Italy, Amsterdam, and Brussels. Late last week, we returned to Paris, where we did local sightseeing and a lot of...
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American in Europe
I’ll admit it: In addition to safe and wonderful travels, there was something else I was hoping for during my brother and his fiancée’s trip to Europe: that they’d fall in love with one of the cities...
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Artful Covers
About a week ago, OSer and all-around-great-guy Cranky Cuss posted his answers to the New York Times Sunday Book Review’s By the Book author question-and-answer section. I really enjoyed reading his...
View ArticleBecoming a ".com"
The internet started to be widely used when I was a teenager. I have fond memories of chat rooms and talking to friends on AOL instant messenger, and being so excited to find websites about things I...
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Open Call: Pet Talk
For most of us, our domestic animal pals are among the living beings we interact with on a daily basis. Maybe it's the fact that it's been a quiet afternoon, with unusually little traffic outside....
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Museum Musings
The statue was magical. Staring at it, I forgot how ancient it was – it transcended time, it was a spirit, an elf, a monster. This striking ancient sculpture was just about the only memorable thing...
View ArticleAn Update on OSer Ingrid Ricks
The last time OSer Ingrid Ricks posted something here, it was about Sharon Rosen, a woman going through a health struggle. Ingrid herself is going through one: retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a...
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France's first gay marriage
Yesterday in Montpellier at 6pm (12pm EST), something amazing happened.Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau became the first gay couple in France to marry.It hasn't been easy. Even now, a large percentage...
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Whale Watching in Paris
One of the reasons I love living in Paris is that I can find just about anything I want here. But one thing I, a whale fanatic and would-be marine biologist, thought I couldn’t find was a way to see...
View ArticleUseful pain
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.- Ovid “It’s not fair,” my brother complained half-jokingly one night on our trip to Italy. “You’ll always spend less money than us!”...
View ArticleQuick - post something!
Okay, so this morning I had some free time and got onto OS to catch up on some reading. Usually, this is a fun thing to do. But today, it was terrifying. Jmac and anna1liese have posted about a...
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Fun in the pet food aisle
I collect a lot of things. But my newest collection is kind of odd. And it delights me every day.It all started a few months ago. In our local grocery store, a bag of cat food caught my eye. It...
View ArticleIs there such a thing as American hospitality?
I’ve got a confession to make: Although I wish the boyfriend didn’t have to get a wisdom tooth removed in a couple of weeks, I sighed in momentary relief when I realized it meant we wouldn’t have to...
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Celebrating a new kind of freedom on Bastille Day (maybe)
Fireworks the colors of the French flag over the Pont de l'Alma (Alma Bridge), Paris. Every year since coming to live permanently in Paris, I’ve seen the Bastille Day fireworks from different places...
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Two messy phrases, one lingering bout of nostalgia
Early on, I learned that my illegible handwriting would set me apart. I first found this out when I was sent to a remedial penmanship class a few times a week in elementary school. My poor print...
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