Last night I went to a media screening of the new film Won’t Back Down, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis with Holly Hunter. I’ll get right to the point, y’all. Here are… Read More
Oh wait. It’s a cartoon. I guess you are supposed to laugh. See, my little kid started the Big K a few days ago and, at the risk of totally jinxing it, I… Read More
The other day I was head sucker, I mean counselor, on duty at Mom Camp. We were at the California Academy of Sciences, fooling around, waiting to go up on the neato living roof… Read More
Note from, well, me: This guest blog post was written by some good friends of mine who are seasoned Burners (see #5 here for clarification). They wish to remain anonymous, thereby sidestepping the… Read More
My friend Kendra, who is also from West Texas, wrote this funny thing about what she’s learned in 14 years of living in L.A. I now attempt to counter her wit with 9… Read More
Every summer I write an article about the economical and emotional joys of Mom Camp. Mom Camp (with a smattering of Dad Camp) is what my family does when school lets out for… Read More
California public education that is. I haven’t railed on this subject in a while, but the time has come once more for the good people of California who give a hoot about our… Read More
The (sad?) results of this winter’s carrot harvest: Thank goodness we don’t depend on our garden for sustenance. Then again, if we did I might give it more attention. I’m still proud though.… Read More
Thanks for all of the positive feedback on my recent list of “only in San Francisco” parenting moments. Read on for a few more. Teens openly smoke blunts on the steps of Chase Bank in… Read More
Keep in mind that I’m originally from West Texas, so I often come across these Only-In-San Francisco parenting moments. They always amuse me, and I’ve been collecting quite a few lately. Only in… Read More
