"Modern Family": Better than Prozac

Having a hard winter? Suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder? Things just not going your way?  Watch Modern Family's "Not In My House" (or any of the fall-down funny hilarious episodes).  It will help.  Trust me.

Under one roof

Here's a trend piece I wrote about two families making multi-generational living work beautifully.  Part of me envies them; the other part wonders if I could handle it.

Best. Weather. Man. EVER.

And some say I have a flair for the dramatic....

I'm going for the gold, baby!

Another snowy Sunday and I've hunkered down to watch - and possibly win - the Winter Olympics.  Here's my strategy.

These are (our) kids in America

Anyone who's ever tried to get even a handful of high school kids to work together knows it's worse than herding cats.  That's why this video is so amazing to me.  Yes, it's a hometown school and, OK, my daughter happens to work there but, keep in mind, this is one, loooong take - no edits, no cut-aways.  The coordination and cooperation required to bring that many different kids together is no less than mind-blowing!  I don't know a single one of them, but I couldn't be prouder:

Take the time...

   I was ready to rant about Tiger's puppet-like performance yesterday, but this pundit said all I wanted to say in a more articulate way.  Instead, I'm choosing to share something that was emailed to me by a friend.  You may have already seen it but, if you haven't, I can't think of a better way to start a weekend.
  This is the Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning think-piece about perception, tastes and people's priorities.  Read it through; it's exquisitely written.  Here is a video of the actual experiment:

   Media-bashing seems to be the sport du jour these days, but there's a lot of creative, thought-provoking work being done by journalists, and I'm proud to be one of them.
   Meanwhile, the question remains:  What else are we missing by moving too fast?

Tiger's got US by the tail, people!

This makes me want to lose my lunch: Tiger Woods' mea culpa statement carried LIVE on all 3 major networks PLUS cable tomorrow!?!   The Golf Channel doing a pre-game show?  A leaked copy of the statement reveals he's going to play the God card in a big way, too.  Gimme a break.

Bye-bye chocolate

   OK, I'm giving up chocolate for Lent.  It was going to be booze, but who am I kidding?  True, I don't eat a LOT of chocolate, maybe just twice a week in small doses, but the act of sacrificing anything is, for me, a big step in the right direction. 

Quote of the day

Some see the glass as half empty; some half full. I see the glass & say, "Are you going to finish that?" 
~ Paula Dean

(And that's why I love her.)

Happy Fat Tuesday!

 

I was just about to dash out for a salad when I remembered - doh! - it's the day before Ash Wednesday, the day when all diet bets are officially off.  Party on, revellers!  

Note to self...

    Next year, resist the urge to take advantage of Valentine's Day hotel promotion, no matter how great the discount.  Why?  Because everyone and their pig will take advantage of it, making for long waits everywhere and a LOUD ex-lover's quarrel at 2 a.m. in the room right next to yours. 
   There's just way too much pressure on people on V-Day, as my column today notes.