Quotable

From Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac newsletter this morning: “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” — Mary Wollstonecraft, Vindication of the Rights of Women, 1792

Spring cleaning & preening

All kinds of purging and growth going on over here in my world. Put a table out by the curb with a “free” sign on it today. Took three bags of clothes over to the homeless shelter. Working through possibilities for a kitchen mini-makeover and ditching and...

A designer’s vision for the planet

If someone gives me a chance to write about fashion and Earth Day in the same breath, well, there’s a pretty good chance I’m going to take it. Former super model and artist/fashion designer Maria Snyder has created Eco Boys and Girls, a short animated film...

Parents as life coaches? Hmmm …

All I needed to riff on my esteemed life coaching profession is to see some of the public’s reaction to NFL Draft prospect Dez Bryant hiring a life coach. So often in social situations I hear people remark that those who hire coaches must not have parents or...