Does it work? Beware of the too-simple answer
hali
November 17, 2013
Leonard is so lucky! He's just asked a very complicated question and he's not getting an over-confident and misleading answer. Grant...
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
From Divorced to Dating: The (Almost) Completely Normal Progression
hali
November 15, 2013
I remember thinking, when I first got divorced, that I'd have time to date every other weekend when my ex had the kids. Well, he's n...
Monday, November 11, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Preview of my new novel
hali
November 09, 2013
I turned into the parking lot and pulled in a spot as far away from the entrance as I could get. I figured if the guy turned out to be an ax...
Remember remember
hali
November 09, 2013
Guy Fawkes night is another one of those yearly celebrations that (literally) lightens up the long slog that is autumn and winter here. Las...
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Matchy matchy
hali
November 07, 2013
We went to Tate Modern the other day, and to make the outing more fun for Oomoo we decided to find art that matched his jumper. I think we d...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
October 31st
hali
November 05, 2013
Halloween wasn't something we celebrated in Sweden when I grew up (we did something similar at Easter where we dressed up as witches/old...
Monday, November 4, 2013
It's B.B.O.
hali
November 04, 2013
I left work and walked through the parking lot toward my van. Since my air conditioning doesn't work and I live in Florida where it gets...
Thursday, October 31, 2013
My Child’s School Does Not Need to Know What Medications I’m Taking
hali
October 31, 2013
Yesterday my 7-year-old brought home an assignment that was to be completed with the students’ families and returned to school the next day....
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Before I was a Mom (27 Things I Remember from my Pre-Mom Days)
hali
October 29, 2013
I love being a mom and wouldn't trade it for the world. I honestly have a hard time remembering what life was like before I had kids. My...
Friday, October 25, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Monochomatic
hali
October 23, 2013
Three more from my very grainy 400 ISO Lomography roll of film. I don't know why, but as soon as I import these pix into Blogger they go...
Monday, October 21, 2013
Summer film
hali
October 21, 2013
Three more film shots - but from the summer. More to come :)
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Beauty is Pain (the things we women do in the name of glamour)
hali
October 17, 2013
A couple days ago I posted the following status on Facebook. Lunging around the house to loosen up my jeans. In a matter of minutes, I had...
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Saturday, October 5, 2013
I Can do Home Maintenance! (Sort of. Mostly.)
hali
October 05, 2013
After my amazing job of fixing my washing machine ( you can read all about it here ), I’ve come to the conclusion that I can fix anything. I...
Thursday, October 3, 2013
For the Love of the Sport - Part Two
hali
October 03, 2013
I just wrote about how I’ll let my son play football despite the possibility of injuries. I mean, I just wrote it! Literally one day after I...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
For the Love of the Game: an interview with my son about the dangers of football
hali
October 01, 2013
Last week I read an article about a 16-year-old boy who died after sustaining injuries that resulted from a helmet to helmet collision durin...
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
7 Things I Learned About Running
hali
September 23, 2013
A bunch of us at work are doing a “Biggest Loser” competition. We each paid $10 to join and we’re weighing in once a week. At the end of the...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
There's no Crying in Baseball!
hali
September 17, 2013
Everyone knows the scene in A League of Their Own where Tom Hanks’s character bellows to Evelyn, “Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CR...
Monday, September 16, 2013
More than one kind of self-control
hali
September 16, 2013
If you like reading randomized trials about skin and oral health treatments - and who doesn't? - you come across a few split-face and sp...
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Is Getting a “Fat Letter” from Your Kid’s School So Terrible?
hali
September 12, 2013
A recent article on HLN asks, “Are schools fat-shaming kids with these letters?” A school in Massachusetts is catching flack for sending ho...
Friday, August 30, 2013
READING COMPREHENSION
hali
August 30, 2013
“MY FRIEND” My friend's name is Peter. Peter is from Amsterdam, in Holland. He is Dutch. He is married and has two childre...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
How Naps are Hazardous to Your Health
hali
August 28, 2013
I used to like taking naps when the rare occasion presented itself; however, they’re something in which I’ve not indulged for years now. May...
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Alleged effects include howling
hali
July 28, 2013
When dogs howl at night, it's not the full moon that sets them off. Dogs are communicating for all sorts of reasons. We're just no...
Monday, July 1, 2013
Goldilocks and the three reviews
hali
July 01, 2013
Goldilocks is right: that review is FAR too complicated. The methods section alone is 652 pages long! Which wouldn't be too bad, if it w...
