Crazy Talk

The fall semester is in full swing at the agency where I supervise graduate students in family counseling. As usual, we have a number of international students. I have one from Malaysia and one from Korea. Both of them are quite brilliant and have a genuine gift for counseling, so it really is a joy [...]

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It’s hard out here for a Mom…

It’s happened again. My daughter came home from a trip to the county library with a stack of books. She reads dozens of books a week. I can’t keep up. Ever since third grade when her teacher recommended a book I found inappropriate, I have skimmed the books she brings home. Sometimes she brings home [...]

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Things you may have overheard if you were hanging out with us #4

You’re not really reading this, because I’m not really writing this, because both my husband and I agreed that it was inappropriate. So, even though it’s too inappropriate for me to write, it IS something you would have overheard IF you were hanging out with us. Susie: So, I’m looking at my blog stats today, [...]

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Sarah Palin is not the worst thing that’s ever happened to me

And if she really is, or has the potential to become the worst thing that’s ever happened to you, then you have had an enviable life indeed. Think about Republican Vice Presidents in the recent past. Cheney, Quayle, Agnew. I’d take my chances with Palin over any one of them, any day. I’m not going [...]

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