Ivy: “Mom, when I am 7 can I take karate?” Meg: “Don’t you want to take soccer or dance?” Ivy: “You know I really want to be a spy. And Flynn McMissile knows karate…” When Meg told me this I was sitting eating lunch. It was a gourmet meal of leftover frozen pizza. And I was searching […]

When Meg and I got married she drove a little Ford Escort. It was a lovely shade of red. Which worked perfectly, because as the car began to rust it blended right in with the paint. I would have preferred a stick, but it was an underpowered automatic. The car would struggle up hills – without a […]

“Turn on the music, so I can practice my dancing! Because I am going to dance with Uncle Jake and Aunt Chrissy at their wedding.” ~ Phoebe My little brother is getting married this weekend. I get the honor of performing the ceremony – which, I remind myself, IS an honor. At the same time, […]

Facebook stock is currently down 72 cents or 2.5% today to $28.12. This is off from its opening offering less than two weeks ago of 38 dollars. Investors are threatening lawsuits – which seems typically American, to sue for a gambling loss.* But this points to a bigger reality. Society is changing. All this is […]