Barbara Wang made me cry and rejoice the other day. The tears weren't bad ones - they weren't even big ones. They were the kind of tears that well up in your eyes when your heart smiles so big that it leaks out of your eyes. It was more than a happy cry - it was [...]
I’ll pray for you Monsignor…
Today I want to share a story of accountability. When folks do bad things we want them held accountable for their actions. That is the way of civilized society - we all agree to operate under a set of norms. Some norms are so important to the maintenance of a civilized society that they become laws. [...]
You can call me Eileen…
My patch for my Harry Potter disease seems to be working. I am still dizzy and without balance, but the nausea and spinning are pretty much gone (although I do see things moving still out of the corner of my eyes - things that aren't actually moving - it is a bit freaky). I find myself [...]
In sickness and in health…
I have spent the bulk of my day in bed - not because I was luxuriating in my laziness and not because I was having a wild sex romp - because I was just too dizzy and nauseous to go anywhere else. I did however spend a lovely few hours at the Sanford walk-in clinic [...]
It’s time to clean out those nooks and crannies…
The Forum has a choice to make. Will it revise its existing policy on wedding announcements to allow for publication of same-sex wedding announcements? The opportunity for this choice arose from a denial sent to Allison Johnson by The Forum that informed her that the paper does not publish same-sex marriage announcements. Allison wanted to announce her [...]
And so it is…
The Penn State sanctions levied by the NCAA were announced today. They didn't get the dreaded "death penalty", but the NCAA did lay it on thick. Penn State will pay 60 million in fines (that will benefit outside organizations that deal with child abuse), not be allowed to compete in post season games for four [...]
Nappy Feet Foundation
Every single time I hear something about the Dizzy Feet Foundation (a foundation that promotes dance education in low-income areas) on So You Think You Can Dance - I think what the world really needs is a Nappy Feet Foundation. Seriously people - that is the kind of foundation we can all get behind. Who likes nappy [...]
THE NEW FORTY 