Moving status update: Another letter to Dad

Dear Dad*, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is you’ll be able to see your grandsons more than once a year because we are not moving to Saudi Arabia. The bad news is that Eddie and I are divorcing (which is OK under Deut. 22:13-21 because, well …). In [...]

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Goin’ to the chapel

It’s been two weeks (two weeks!) since my last post. I have one word as an excuse: Vegas. Here are two more: Vegas recovery. The city is known as the adult Disney World for a reason. And I can’t really discuss that reason, because, well, you know. I will share a little, though: I was [...]

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Another ruined chestnut (sorry, everyone!)

While we were in Seattle for my birthday (only a partial week this year, instead of a full week), Eddie found himself a Christmas gift: A remote-controlled helicopter. While trying to justify the expense, we came up with many ways we could use it. Here’s one: And speaking of Christmas, the boys’ present attack lasted [...]

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“Wuv, twu wuv”

So sayeth the “Impressive Clergyman” from “The Princess Bride.” Eddie and I celebrated 15 years of “mawwage” on Thursday. We chose an easy-to-remember date — 9.9.95 — because neither of us has a good memory for important dates. (Charlotte, you can attest to that.) A marriage that lasts this long is, sadly, rare among people [...]

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A letter to me

A former student, Elyse, suggested that I take on a particular challenge: Write a letter to my 20-something self. (She got the idea from blogger Cassie Boorn.) OK. The only thing is, I’m not much for regrets. All experiences — especially the bad ones — shape us and make us the people we are. I [...]

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When duty calls

Warning: This post is fairly long, and without benefit of lots of links, images, videos, bullet points or any other means to break up the text. Just preparing you for the  story of my day in court. Court. Right. So, I had jury duty today. Unlike the other dozens of times that I got the [...]

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“Right now, you like me!”

I genuinely love my job, and I love the students who take my classes. (I don’t want to call folks “my students” because I don’t own them.) They are bright, inquisitive and funny, and make me glad I get to hang out with them for a living. I’ve been surprised and honored by their generosity [...]

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Love is in the air

Arranged marriages are not an American thing, but Eddie and I are considering it for our boys. We have a coterie of long-time friends who all have pretty little girls: Patrick and Petra have Mia, Billy and Miwa have Niina and Mana, and Eggy and Sophia have Ava. Gideon has already chosen Mana with no [...]

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Part V: Happily ever after

… crickets … crickets … crickets … Yes, I know the silence here has been deafening. I’ve got a good excuse: dissertation proposal. That is the cause of the many gray hairs I’ve found over the past few days. Seriously. My doctoral work is causing gray hair. But back to the story. SHE SAID: Eddie [...]

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Part IV: The jig is up

SHE SAID During my six-month sentence, I dated a cowboy, a lawyer, an air conditioning repairman, a Hunter Army Air Field pilot, a hotel owner, two photographers and a police officer. There may have been others. (Lest you think I was ‘ho-ing it up, these were not those kind of dates.) I just went out [...]

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