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Atlantic (article) in a Dixie cup

Posted in - Balancing parenthood and ..., ... Life in general, Mostly about (pop) culture, Mostly about reading, tagged , , , , , , , on 24 June 2012 | Leave a Comment »

In my last post (Having it out with having it all) I wrote about Anne-Marie Slaughter’s recent article in The Atlantic, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All.”  I said that she had some terrific points, but I didn’t elaborate on them.  You should read the whole article, but here is a quick summary of [...]

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Small talk and pickled grapes

Posted in - Balancing parenthood and ..., tagged , , , , , on 29 May 2012 | 1 Comment »

I was at a party this weekend where I only knew one other person.  One-and-a-half people really — I knew my friend’s husband — a little bit — by sight, anyway.  It was a small party and I was late so I had to walk into a room of established relationships (even if some of [...]

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Tantalus sends a postcard

Posted in Mostly about parenting, Mostly about writing, tagged , , on 25 May 2012 | 2 Comments »

I’ve been back from New York for a few days now but I’m trying to keep that feeling of being … away. Sometimes I feel like Tantalus — the ancient Greek who was punished for some transgression by being confined to a specific scenario in hell: he is sitting in a pool of water below [...]

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Escape with Cindy Sherman

Posted in Mostly about (pop) culture, Mostly about parenting, Mostly about writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 18 May 2012 | Leave a Comment »

For Mother’s Day my beloved spouse got me the book Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills. In many ways this is a completely normal gift — I’ve always loved Cindy Sherman (well, except maybe her vomit-scapes, but overall: very much).  But in one way it feels odd.  Cindy Sherman — for Mother’s Day.  It’s [...]

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