Newsy! Has Your Family Tried A Pound Of Milk + Two Tasty Toppings + The True Deceiver (v.6)
June 30th, 2016
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Consider this:
Has Your Family Tried A Pound Of Milk?
It’s a hot Sunday morning, and we’re driving with the boys to play a round of miniature golf (see Forced Family Fun). My husband turns on NPR, and the deep, resonant voice of our favorite Garrison Keillor fills the car. Knowing that he’s about to retire from A Prairie Home Companion after more than forty years of broadcasting, we listen even more attentively than usual. Garrison Keillor, my husband and I agree, is a genius. Read more
Newsy! My Year In Review + Brisket + The Stranger In the Woods (v.52)
June 13th, 2017
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Consider this:
A Very Newsy! Year In Review
Like sands through the hourglass … (photo credit here)
Thursday June 15th may seem like an odd day for a year in review, but since it happens to mark the one-year anniversary of Newsy!, I’m going with it. As I look back at all the past newsletters, I realize Newsy! serves as a time capsule of sorts, one that provides a darn good opportunity for me both to reflect on the last year – and think about what’s ahead. Read more
Newsy! Thanks, NPR + Greek Lentil Soup + Hyperbole and a Half (v.35)
February 9th, 2017
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Consider this:
In Troubled And Troubling Times, I Turn To A Dear Old Friend: NPR
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I’ve listened to National Public Radio for so long it has become a part of me on a cellular level. When I hear the theme music for “All Things Considered,” my reaction is multisensory. At once, I’m transported back to 1979, one of several years my family and I spent on sabbatical from New Zealand, living in a little red cottage we rented from my grandmother in rural, northern Vermont. Read more
Newsy! How To Impress A Teenager + Black Russian Cake + God’s Hotel (v.19)
October 20th, 2016
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Consider this:
How The Heck Do You Impress A Teenager?
Our family recently saw the Tony-award-winning show, Hedwig and The Angry Inch. Do you know the story of Hedwig? It’s about a beautiful, troubled young man who escapes grim East Berlin courtesy of a sex change operation that gets botched (what’s left is the “angry inch”) and leaves “him” navigating life as “her” in America’s Midwest. Technically, the show is a musical, but that’s like describing a nine-course meal at Napa’s French Laundry as a snack. Read more
Newsy! New Year’s Resolutions Day 1(40) + Roasted Sweet Potato & Coconut Soup + Burnt Shadows (v.1)
May 20th, 2016
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Consider this:
New Year’s Resolutions, Day 1(40)
This year, I’ve had some unexpected down time from work. It’s a bummer to lose precious billable hours (two of my ongoing editorial projects from 2015 crossed their natural finish line), but I’ve put my time to good use. In the past few months, I’ve attended workshops, readings, conferences, round table discussions and webinars on everything from online marketing and mindfulness to story telling, book publishing and 21st-century education. Here in Mill Valley, let alone in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, we have so many opportunities to listen and learn. I figured it was time to step out of my cozy office/studio and pay attention to some of the words and wisdom swirling around out there on the foggy breeze, available to anyone who chooses to stop and listen. Read more
