DeborahJun 7, 2014A Rat in My Bedroom: A True Story in Three ActsNon-Legal Legal Disclaimer: All facts, names, locations and dialogue remain unchanged to expose the guilty (most noteably, the rat) ACT...
DeborahMay 23, 2014Dead Birds Don't SingAnd they don’t make a peep when you run over them with your mini van, either. I know. That’s terrible. But it’s true. The morning...
DeborahMay 15, 2014Candy now makes makes me dumb?!The newest “As if I don’t have enough on my plate already” scientific study is out today. Let me save you the 7 minutes to read it....
DeborahMay 2, 2014Nature Strikes Again: DAMN IT!“Fire Ants Invade Lady’s Printer In Canyon: Hysterics Follow” My anxiety-ridden, dysfunctional relationship with nature continues. ...
DeborahApr 15, 2014Just Another "Wish I was a Mermaid" MondayOn Mondays like these, I think I’d do the trade. I’d go Mermaid. No wait, hear me out. I’ve thought it through: 1.) NO TALKING...
DeborahApr 14, 2014Birthday Bras & BlogsYesterday was my 40th Birthday and besides shoving 4 crazy-delicious slices of butter-laden “these-are-going-right-to-my-bundts”Bundt...
DeborahApr 5, 2014Games with My 8-Year Old: Name that Lady!My Daughter: “Mom, of all the famous ladies alive now, who do you like the most? Me: “Oh, that’s hard to say.” My Daughter: “But if...
DeborahMar 30, 2014Power Binge: 13 hours in 3 daysEverything you hear is true. “House of Cards” is that good. [Before I go on, here’s my disclaimer: I don’t own Netflix stock. I don’t...
DeborahMar 28, 2014Top 10 Ways to Tell You're Turning 40 in Two Weeks– 10 – While watching “Moneyball,” you spend most of the movie cheering on Brad Pitt’s deep forehead wrinkles because if Brad can pull...
DeborahMar 24, 2014Profound thought delivered in kid-speak"I would like morning-time better if was at the night" -- my (8) year old son
DeborahMar 11, 2014If you like "Lord of the Flies," you must like killing people who wear glasses: News vs. It’s official. The total erosion of the line between News and Blogs has occurred. Thanks to those whose fingers are broken (and thus,...
DeborahFeb 8, 2014Another Friday "Feel Good" FindI’m getting sappy in my middle-age. Or maybe, the relentless onslaught of bad news (and mean-spirited reality shows) has finally worn...
DeborahFeb 6, 2014CHEATING: Just say "No!"I’m tired of all the cheating. Harvard kids working their take-home exams (Reuters 2/2/13). Teachers hiring proxies to take their...
DeborahJan 26, 2014Friday's "Feel-Good" StoryWhile surfing the web & eating a bowl of leftover mashed potatoes at my lunch-break today, I came across this story. Tears welled up in...
DeborahJan 22, 2014Ageism: It starts with the youngToday, my 9-year old daughter shows me this picture of an upgrade avatar on the ipad game, Subway Surfer and says (and I quote): “Mom, I...
DeborahJan 15, 2014New Year Starts Strong: Fishy Jury DutyI have two tips for leading a productive 2013: 1.) Don’t leave your daily Omega 3 Fish Oil pill in your pant’s pocket before running...
DeborahNov 3, 20131 Idea = 1000 Google SearchesSo, I had an idea for a business. What next? Research! Although I’d never run across any other company or website doing what I wanted...
DeborahMar 1, 2013When I say my meeting is about to start, it means I'm late for tennisYes, I’ve been lying. That conference call wasn’t about to start, my meeting didn’t run long and I wasn’t on a deadline to get that...
DeborahFeb 1, 2013But I don't want to live on a farm!I had my first “start-up Freakout” tonight and although I suspect it is the first in a long line of freak-outs (caused by my decision to...
DeborahJan 20, 2013Christmas Lights in JanuaryI’ve become that house. The one that still has its Christmas lights hanging on January 20th. Actually, I’ve become that woman. The one...