Archive for October, 2008

Checking your underwear for blood

I don’t mean to be so crude, but it seems to me that as women we pretty much spend our whole adult lives doing this. What varies, of course, is our own feelings about what we find squatting in the stall. From that first anticipated period to the last, we spend more time than you [...]

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Girlfriend Getaway

I’m escaping for a girlfriend getaway tomorrow and I can’t stop smiling. Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids and my husband, but I truly feel like I need to break out of my role as the innkeeper. Somedays, I feel like I run a rundown bed and breakfast; I spend a [...]

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The Politics of Children

After watching the Presidential debate, I certainly thought of my own political views. I, too, (like the candidates espouse) think finding alternative energy sources is paramount to our planet’s survival, as well as to our economic stability. I asked my husband, who is not an American citizen and therefore cannot vote in the upcoming election, [...]

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Surgery in the Wild

I lit the match and slowly warmed the needle. The sharp point blackened and was ready for use. We hadn’t even been at the campsite for an hour, and yet I was in pain. Sticking the poles through the thin nylon openings, I seemed to have gotten a metal splinter. At least it was true [...]

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