World Blood Donor Day
June 14th is World Blood Donor Day. I am a regular donor and have been giving blood for years. I had gotten into the habit of giving every two months, as allowed in the United States, but I had to stop after my (first ever) international trip last September. I went to...
“Vacation”
I'm back from another vacation (5/28 to 6/5). I didn't feel like blogging while I was on it. Maybe I'm just not a vacation type of person. New York is not where I want to be. No place is, except for Chicago. I've had enough of vacations for a while.
Views of Family
Children are a poor substitute for a legacy. Try writing a memoir instead. KC Hagans, 2009 You can't cure families, you can only prevent them. Regina Rodriguez-Martin, 2010 Please quote us (with credit).
SlutWalk Chicago
It's called SlutWalk Chicago and it takes place on Saturday June 4th. From Newser.com: It all started with some ill-considered advice from a Toronto policeman. To prevent rape, he told a group of law students, “Avoid dressing like sluts.” That gaffe sparked a...
Gina’s Graduation Cake
Yesterday my friend Gina (the one who gave me the great advice on the wedding I'm going to) had a graduation party. Gina, congratulations on joining the ranks of the masters degree holders (ahem). I enjoyed making her graduation cake. She likes different kinds of...
Don’t Lose Weight for a Wedding
How many people reading this have been the ex-girlfriend, attending the wedding of a former boyfriend? How often does it happen and how much time usually goes by between the end of the former relationship and the wedding? In this case, 18 years. Yes, we kept in touch...
End Polio Now
Yeah, it's a freakish picture and the program couldn't fit my whole name at the bottom, but I'm trying to make a statement. Rotary International recently launched its latest public relations campaign to bring attention to its 26-year fight against polio, a disease...
The International Museum of Surgical Science
So, I spent Mother's Day afternoon at the International Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS). It was fascinating, but some of the grisliest stuff I've ever seen. They currently have an exhibit that is traveling around called Our Body. It's a display of preserved...
Happy Day to All Women Who Raise Children
On Mother's Day I appreciate National Public Radio for recognizing the millions of women around the world who don't raise children of their own, but have a big role in the lives of other children, related or unrelated. Take a look at their story on Melanie Notkin...
Spooky Mother’s Day!
It's Mother's Day and my husband will be working in a very busy restaurant all day. I'll be visiting my mother later this month and my friends are all with their mothers, so I'm thinking of taking myself to the creepiest museum in Chicago: The International Museum of...
End of the World: 5/21/2011
If this is true, I'm spending the next two weeks digging into chocolate sundaes, buttercream layer cakes and a lot of Lactaid.
Star Wars Day
Would someone get this walking carpet out of my way! (What's your favorite Star Wars quote?)