How do I quarantine with thee? Let me count the ways.I quarantine with thee in the depth and breadth and height of this house,The square footage of which is not nearly enoughFor feeling out of (your) sight when you need somethingThough you are consistently unable to see that I am on the phone.For the ends … Continue reading How Do I Quarantine With Thee?
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The girl and her mom at graduation
It was both an honor and a pleasure to speak to the graduates and their moms at the Notre Dame Prep Mother-Daughter brunch this morning! Girls - and moms - it's true: "you're gonna be great!" Well, here we are, ladies. It is so good to be with all of you, graduates and moms, in … Continue reading The girl and her mom at graduation
A Tribe of Boy Moms
It was such an honor to speak to the Loyola Mothers' Club at the Harvest Pot Luck Dinner last night. For all who so generously opened their hearts to my words and asked if they could have them online, here they are, with my humble thanks. And, as always, Go Dons, Go Musketeers, and Go … Continue reading A Tribe of Boy Moms
Spring snow (or, My life as a Hygge-not)
It is the second day of spring, a season for which, year after year, I fall hard and fast in love. But the only thing falling hard and fast today is the snow. Even the 10-day forecast looks dismal, in spite of the cheery delivery of the pregnant meteorologist who somehow still looks gorgeous on TV. Bitterly, I … Continue reading Spring snow (or, My life as a Hygge-not)
Stories and small things
Some of the stories will really get to you. They'll get to you through your television if the stories are interesting, or surprising in some way, and especially if the murder victims are wealthy or white. If there is someone there to notice, to mourn, to tell the TV people the stories of how the … Continue reading Stories and small things
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