Every mother gets these words—and every mother will get this post which is a perfect example of how true these words are. Actually I wrote it almost two years ago but felt too superstitious to publish it. ( I still feel a little superstitious but I’m posting it anyway. ) Here’s the email […]
friends and forgetting
Sometimes friendship is one of those things we under-appreciate or even overlook. For much of my life, I didn’t value the friends I had made. And then I got a wakeup call. It came when I found myself in a new community where I hadn’t made friends yet and was far away from those I had. […]
An unromantic proposal: spectacle or sentiment?
I know, I know. It’s barely past Valentine’s Day and love is still in the air. And I’m not against romance. I’m happily married. I believe in love at first sight and happily-ever-after fairy tales. I cry at sentimental stories, romantic comedies, and commercials. Those are all disclaimers to prove I’m not some bitter […]
10 Reasons I Love You
It’s a day for love…to the tune of an estimated $18 billion dollars. That’s a lot of hearts and flowers. (And a lot of chocolate.) I never come close to spending the national average of $116 per person— but I’m still sentimental, and I want the people I love to know it. So if you […]
no star shines brighter
She studied the stars—and no star shines brighter than she did. When Susan Niebur died today, the blogosphere lit up with memories, tributes, and love. After my last few weeks of sadness, I planned to be writing about something cheerier–but right now I can’t write or think about anything else. Susan was an astrophysicist, one […]
Driving home—till death do us part
I drove home from Los Angeles, drained by the past weeks. Howard was gone, but he was everywhere around me. In my car, which he had helped me buy a few months ago. On the road itself, the 300 miles between Los Angeles and Carmel that he had driven countless times over the years, coming […]
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