Monthly Archives: November 2009

it’s not called liquid gold for nothin’

The guy in My Big Fat Greek Wedding had his Windex. For my dad, the magic cure is SkinBracer. He calls it “good-all” (when I was a kid I always just thought of it as “green stuff”) and he puts … Continue reading

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staring at letters is the new reading!

I started “reading” books to Ruby when she was only a week or two old. She is now almost four months and will often sit quietly–totally entranced–through 4 or 5 board books before turning her attention elsewhere. She is mesmerized by … Continue reading

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an open love letter to life in the city

Dear Brooklyn,  It is weekends like these that make me remember why I love you so much. Even if you sometimes make me angry ($1,800/mo. for a small 1-bedroom, really?!), or frustrated (like when your A express train stops at High Street-Brooklyn Bridge, even … Continue reading

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