Transporting Myself

As I’ve moved eastward, I’ve become more suburban. Though I still consider myself a city girl, loving the amenities of urban life, I do admit the suburbs have some benefits, especially when kids are in the picture. Today I came across a blog dedicated to researching and writing about smart transit. It got me thinking [...]

Occupy the Kids?

Should I or shouldn’t I get the kids involved with the Occupy movement? This is a question I have been grappling with since the Occupy Toledo encampment set up shop downtown. My immediate reaction was, of course I’ll take the twins down there to see what it’s all about. But this was before the movement [...]

Update on the Cats

Thanks to everyone who shared their advice and comments and voted in the poll about our newest members of the family–our two cats. The bolder one of the two has been spotted at night and during quiet times of the day (when the children are not around) exploring the house, eating food and hiding under [...]

The New Normal

Life in Ohio is returning normal, though what is normal is still being defined. The kids are in school, I am not working at an 8-5 job, my husband is on the crazy roller coaster that is residency, and I am figuring out what this new normal is for me. Having time to think, to [...]

After the Post

I wrote this for Yahoo! News to describe what has been happening in my world after I published my blog post, Some Real Shock and Awe: Racially Profiled and Cuffed in Detroit, on Monday. Things are beginning to calm down on this end, and I am now working with the ACLU on the matter. Again, [...]

The Ohio Experiment

Well, I think I’m still in the Heartland. Though I’m not really sure what Ohio is considered: Heartland, Midwest, Mideast? All of the above? Anyway, we’re here now. We keep moving further east. But I do believe eventually we will do a 180 and move in the other direction. The reason for this move is [...]

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