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Beyond Awkwardness

Beyond Awkwardness

Today, I am officially a creep. As you may recall, we have this lovely woman who for the past several months has cleaned our house and …

 

Nico and the Christmas Bush

Nico and the Christmas Bush

Ah! Winter holidays! Growing up, this was one of those awkward times of year where I had difficulty pinpointing exactly where I belonged in the …

 

The High Life

The High Life

My Saturday was spent mostly at the hairdresser. It was a special kind of torture as I’m not generally the “hang out at the hairdresser’s” …

 

One of Those Days

One of Those Days

Yesterday, I received a phone call from the very, very local television station completely out of the blue asking me to come in for an …

 

Return from Singapore, a.k.a. The Inches of Incheon

Return from Singapore, a.k.a. The Inches of Incheon

There is something that happens to Christian when in the vicinity of airports and airplanes. If the slightest thing goes wrong, he turns from mild-mannered …

 

Our Gilded Cage

Our Gilded Cage

After you’ve lived in China for a while (almost three years now for yours truly), a great many things become all too normal. I really …

 

Few Times I Been Around That Track…

Few Times I Been Around That Track…

My phone has been ringing off the hook this week with clips from Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.” This pretty much means that magazine I’ve enslaved …