“Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.” Oscar Wilde
Well, thank god Independence Day is over. It is, hands down, my least favorite day in the year. This is true for several reasons, but chiefly because I truly detest […]
Category Archives: Family
“I am always in love.” Ernest Hemingway
I feel a little bit like I have been run over by a cable car today. I think it’s a combination of being totally exhausted and possibly overdoing it in […]
“For one person who likes Spain there are a dozen who prefer books on her.” Ernest Hemingway
I am in London until tomorrow night, when I will go down to Southampton to work for a few days. I had a lot of good intentions when I got […]
“Travel brings power and love back into your life.” Rumi
So… ugly Americans? I get it now. This morning was like a very bad episode of the Amazing Race, but there was definitely no million frigging dollar prize at the […]
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust
I am in Spain with one of my cousins and two of my aunts and we are having a good time. Madrid is absolutely gorgeous, I can barely stand it. […]
“We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work” Thomas Edison
I feel like I’ve gained 10 pounds. Why is there so much food here? And good stuff too, things I don’t buy. Also, I actually baked the other day – […]
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” George Burns
I am not with my family enough to be on my guard like I should be. I know the rules, I know the politics, but I forget them, and when […]
“Good resolutions are like babies crying in church. They should be carried out immediately.” Charles M. Sheldon
Good news today, the guy finally came to install the shade in my office so people will stop staring at me like I’m a fish. Bad news today, the guy […]
“What you don’t have, you don’t need it now.” Bono
I’m pretty glad this craptastic (it’s a word) year is almost over. One more week of work and then I have almost two weeks off. I’m going to Virginia this […]
“The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” Voltaire
My grandfather was a doctor. Not really just a doctor, he was my doctor for my entire life until he passed away when I was nearly thirty. He also owned […]
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