Gee…..thanks

There are a few different ways people approach Thanksgiving. Either they have never cooked Thanksgiving dinner before and find the idea completely incomprehensible and totally daunting, or they look at Thanksgiving hosting as an obligation to be fulfilled because no one else is going to do it, or they have a standing family agreement where [...]

THANKSGIVING REALITY CHECK

By Jennifer Rawlings Being an optimist has its drawbacks, mainly reality. But like all optimists I continue to hold out hope. On Thursday, I am hoping for a perfect Thanksgiving with my husband, our five children and friends. A realist would be quick to recognize [...]

Staying Warm at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

(Erika/Mom) After 40-something years of watching high school bands and large inflatable characters parading down 6th Avenue, I decided it was time: We are going to brave the cold and attend the 2009 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in person! This decision was not made lightly–we actually gave up the fantasy of a little country inn [...]

New Moon Is Fantastic and Guess What Young Girls Are Doing With Their Phones These Days?

Claudine Wolk On Thursday of this week, I tweeted about an article that listed five reasons why New Moon could be good. One of those reasons was because it had found a new director. The article was right on the money, the new director did a fantastic job. New Moon is awesome! I saw the movie [...]

The best of times

This week I happened to find a digital archive of my college newspaper. Reading some of the articles and columns I wrote brought back many memories. One specific column was written as I was beginning my final semester in January of 1987. Just writing that last sentence made me realize how long ago it really [...]