“Girls go to college to get more knowledge. Boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider.” I heard this rhyme over and over growing up, and I have to admit that it has played a role in forming... Read more >>

I was a pretty sickly kid, diagnosed with rheumatic fever at six, and the mumps encephalitis at seven. In essence, I spent two years in bed. The rheumatic fever wasn’t that bad. I was tired, had... Read more >>

My daughter Allie recently started gymnastics. Her class is filled with little girls wearing leotards in a bundle of colors and one adorable little boy with a crooked bowl cut. (Let us call the boy... Read more >>