I hate auction fundraisers! What do I want with a week in your ski chalet in the Pocono's? Or a quilt depicting historic monuments in Fargo? Booooring.

Now on Open Salon... I can think of five things, I'd be willing to bid on..

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After the last two years from hell, my parents are yet again in crisis. Dementia, heart attacks, panic attacks, nervous breakdowns, steroid psychosis and liver failure are the highlights of 2007-2009. I do my best to manage and keep track of the medical appointments, tests and results by phone from N… Read full post »

The Circus-Continued

My last post created quite a storm in the adoptee community. I had to turn the comments off because there was no longer a discussion, just attacks, but i am truly sorry that my story brought up pain that hurt so many people; However, I have to admit that some… Read full post »

I recently found this video clip on the NY Times website.

I think it brings up some interesting ideas, unfortunately I don't think either of these two have a clue. Having adopted twice, once successfully and once not successfully, I feel that I can… Read full post »

About ten years ago, I had a very best friend. Even though i was in my thirties (she has in her late twenties), we could laugh for hours.... It was one of those lie in bed, cross my feet and gab forever on the phone type of friendships.... I… Read full post »

A few years ago, we left a 3,600 square foot 5 bedroom home on two acres to move to Manhattan. For the privilege of being in the center of the universe (and a 12 minute walk from husban’s office), we live in a tiny apartment on a floor with 8 other… Read full post »

Squawking and flapping my arms in a restaurant on my first day there. (I just wanted to order chicken.)

Making a baby cry on subway, by saying hi (In Japanese).

Getting pinched in the ass by someone in a train so crowded that I couldn’t find the culprit (but I learned how… Read full post »

You might think that honesty is one of my best qualities, but it’s only because I am a terrible liar. Not only that, I tend to over communicate. When asked a question, I feel the need to answer it fully and pretty much address all of the tangential issues I can… Read full post »