Tag Archives: politics

Ferris Bueller + Joy = the key to the Universe?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

This morning, I think that I inadvertently stumbled on the key to the Universe: Watching a TED talk by one of my favorite journalists, AJ Jacobs, in which he describes his year-long quest to follow several paths of healthful, self-improvement … Continue reading →

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How I Gained Twelve Pounds……and why I’m Not Looking Back

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

It was the last photoshoot of our “How Much do you Weigh?” project. For the previous three months, photographer Sheila Daniels and I had opened the lens to 22 women of many different sizes, ages, and backgrounds.  And each of … Continue reading →

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Long live the Queen

Posted on August 23, 2011 by admin

A few months ago, I went to the dentist to get my first crown.  This seemed like a great lead in to a joke about finally, officially becoming a Princess.  But I stopped: A Princess?  First of all, I’m forty … Continue reading →

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CIE’s Big Announcement

Posted on July 12, 2011 by admin

You may have been wondering where in the world I’ve been lately.  Your finger may have even been hovering over the ‘unsubscribe’ button in the assumption that I’ve abandoned my blog. Hold the phone!  There is a reason that does … Continue reading →

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Cultural WTF: “It’s Just a Flesh Wound….”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by admin

We’ve had a virus-y, virus-y winter here in the CIE household.  By the time spring finally rolled around, I was just hoping and praying for a virus-free week; the four of us just seemed in such an endless cycle.  So … Continue reading →

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How Much do you Weigh?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

In a past life I taught English as a Second Language in a study abroad program run by the University here.  In the Communication Skills section, I can still recall one of the handouts, mimeographed in its original form year … Continue reading →

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What I Really Think About ‘Perfect’ Motherhood

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

“What you call ‘love’ was invented by guys like me to sell nylons.” –Don Draper, Mad Men “Visualize success, but don’t believe your eyes; it’s a version of the world without the will to despise it.” –The New Pornographers The … Continue reading →

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Why I Hate Facebook

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

Okay, okay, I can’t even keep up the pretense: I don’t hate Facebook. At all.  In fact, I love Facebook. Imagine this: all of the people in your life, past and present, available to you at the touch of a … Continue reading →

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Are Moms Really That Busy?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by admin

Yesterday, for the first time ever, I watched the Dr. Phil show.  No, I haven’t been living in a cave; it seems I’ve always known about Dr. Phil, it’s just that the TV here is, 99% of the time, switched … Continue reading →

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CIE’s Person of the Year: Barack Obama

Posted on January 6, 2010 by admin

Ben Bernanke?  Really, Time magazine?  Certainly not here at CIE.  And I realize that you already chose Obama as your 2008 Person of the Year, but in all due respect, that was a really safe choice at the time (pre-inauguration).  … Continue reading →

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