Instant gratification
School has finally reconvened. The child returns to his classroom, freeing the adult to return to her desk, her computer and her coffee. This division of labor works nicely for...
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Word of the day
Words come in handy so often, we've decided to stock up. At breakfast, we click the vocabulary app. At dinner, we hand out points for usage. It's the sort of...
Breakfast karma
Granola scares me. Those little brown nubs seem to suggest that the long trudge, macrame session or drum circle is imminent. Indeed, those clumps and wisps huddled in their twist-tie...
Dry your own
Self-sufficiency is an appealing concept. Grow your own. Harvest your own. Put up your own. Feel smug. Not that I would know. I like sow your own. I'm not so...
Renters’ lessons 101
Our first apartment indulged in all the cliches of its genre. My roommate and I decorated one room in spare futon chic, one in cut-rate "unfinished" style, and one in...
Renters’ lessons 101
Our first apartment indulged in all the cliches of its genre. My roommate and I decorated one room in spare futon chic, one in cut-rate "unfinished" style, and one in...
Hot and cold
Fashion is a slippery business. Skinny jeans slink away, boot cuts stomp in. Who can keep up? Even fruit knows the tyranny of in and the shame of out. Take...
Working lunch
Working at home has its good points, like breaks to walk the dog and pick up the campers and water the lawn. And its bad points, like breaks to walk...
Street eats, anytime
It's summer and everyone is hitting the road. Even lunch. The taco tricks out a truck and takes to the street. Same with the meatball. Cupcake. Dumpling. Dim sum. Crepe....
The salad tamer
Spinach salad has a lot to offer. Like spinach, in abundance. So much abundance that the spinach salad session can be exhausting. All that chasing the exuberant leaves around the...