Reasons I Can’t Make a Blog Post Today

  4th Birthday Party to plan. In-laws coming to visit. Three classes to teach. Younger son has a fever. It’s Registration time and 19 advisees with 30 minute appointments each at the University to fit into my schedule. Why do we only have three forks? Have...

Magic Sleep Spray: Sneaky Tips for the Sleep-Deprived Parent

Sleep-deprived parents don’t have time to read blog posts, so this next sentence is just for them: Try spraying lavender oil extract on your little one’s pajamas, pillow, bedding, teddy, etc.  (Buy it at your local health or organic store or easily make...

The Artist’s Guide to Manipulating the Public

“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.” — George W. Bush. Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 OK, so...

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

  Ask any parent of small children if they had a relaxing weekend and then look and see if they don’t twitch just slightly. You’re just seeing the car crash in their brains between the memories of weekends they USED to have versus the ones they are...