I don't know a lot about how to set appropriate personal boundaries but I am an expert on how NOT to set them, so I'm going to walk through that now.#10 -- First wait years to figure out that there's no appropriate boundaries between you and other … [Read more...] about Top 10 Ways NOT to Set Boundaries
Archives for August 2017
Why my kids call me “Bob”
This is the photo that popped upwhen I Googled "call me Bob"Years ago when we were at a public pool or somewhere where everyone's name is "Mom," they had summer colds, and when they yelled for me, it sounded like "Bob" instead of "Mom." We all … [Read more...] about Why my kids call me “Bob”
Conditional (:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks
Abolitionist John Brown at Harpers FerryNo one in their right mind would review a book before they've finished reading it, so I'm giving it a conditional five out of a possible five snouts up for Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks, page 436 out of … [Read more...] about Conditional (:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks
The Best Adaptation of a Play You’ve Never Heard Of — (:)(:)(:)(:) For An Octoroon at the Woolly Mammoth Theater in DC
It was not without trepidation that I bought tickets for the Woolly Mammoth Theater. Almost 20 years after moving across the country, we only recently successfully extricated ourselves from their mailing list. But we always loved their … [Read more...] about The Best Adaptation of a Play You’ve Never Heard Of — (:)(:)(:)(:) For An Octoroon at the Woolly Mammoth Theater in DC
Legacy & Donations: The Real Affirmative Action in College Admissions
The New York Times reports that the civil rights division of the Trump Justice Department has a quiet plan to redirect its resources "toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate … [Read more...] about Legacy & Donations: The Real Affirmative Action in College Admissions
I guess I’m “one of those people”
There’s a reason that pride is considered a sin and that it “goeth before a fall” – every single thing that I overtly or invertly (coinage alert) brag about inevitably kicks me in the ass. Here’s my latest sense of that:I have always prided … [Read more...] about I guess I’m “one of those people”