When I wrote The Budget Activist (which Amazon gives 2.4 stars despite having only 5-star reviews why?) as a directive to make a fuss about…
Everyone in Town is Going to Have Diarrhea in the Pool and I Don’t Care
“Yikes” and Other Things Not to Say to Someone in Crisis
Over the past two weeks, two separate women I’m not super close with have tagged me in posts about their current life struggles and mentioned…
Grief, and the Loss of my First and Only Pet
I’ve never felt safe in my own body. This can be true for a human for a variety of reasons. In my case, it is…
On Forgiveness and Grace This Yom Kippur
As a Jew, I have always embraced the process of T’shuvah on Yom Kippur. I don’t fast. I don’t go to synagogue. But I do reflect,…
I’m 42 and Everything’s Embarrassing
I’m 42 today – too old to listen to Sky Ferriera too young to be waiting for results from a rheumatologist. But here we are.…
Spit That Out: 10 Years Later
I began writing the first edition of my book Spit That Out: The Overly Informed Parents’ Guide to Raising Healthy Children in the Age of…
Why I’m Proud to be a Keyboard Warrior
First off, let me be clear. There are two main “urban dictionary” definitions of “Keyboard Warrior,” and I am not referring to myself as “a…
Hell Froze Over: I Found Common Ground with a Vowed Adversary
Last Thursday I listened to a conference keynote speech by Olympic gold medalist and LGBT activist Abby Wambach in which she implored the audience to stop “unfriending”…
Spit That Out is Available for Pre-Order!
Spit that Out!: The Overly Informed Parent’s Guide to Raising Healthy Kids in the Age of Environmental Guilt is LIVE on Amazon and available for pre-sale!…
Do You Have Trypophobia? A Fear of Clusters of Bumps and Holes
Recently my friend told me about a colleague who was seriously freaked out by her Lifefactory water bottle. Apparently she has a fear of holes…
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