There’s something hauntingly beautiful about this song. I’ve always loved it. I thought I’d share it with you, if you’ve not heard it. When I’m driving Liliana to Montessori each day, she asks for her window to be rolled down. Then she says, “Fast, Mama.” I put down the front passenger’s window, too, so that […]
Validation
Okay, if you want to smile today…or chuckle…or feel good, you have to see this film. It’s about 16 minutes long (okay, don’t groan; hang with me here!), and you might think it’s a tad schmaltzy and forced (indeed, the compliments and validations in the film might be a bit overboard), but I’m a fan. […]
The Cabooze
I forget when we first heard about Gogol Bordello, a Ukrainian/Russian group that gathered its first few members at a Vermont Russian wedding in 1998. Check out their crazy history here. We liked the music in the movie Everything is Illuminated, but it wasn’t until some Russian friends of ours told us that the lead […]
Better Together
For the last week, I’ve been holed up here in northern Minnesota, in a cabin off Lake Superior, trying to finish my second novel. Well, as of a few minutes ago, I’ve finished. I feel like playing the Hallelujah chorus. I feel like I should be smoking or drinking or something. Now come the revisions […]
I Love You, Too
Recently, out of the blue, while we were sitting at the dinner table, Liliana turned to Dan and said–full sentence, I kid you not–“I love you, Papa.” Then she cocked her head, smiled, and looked at me. “I love you, Mama.” Oh heart, be still. Where did she learn to say that? And how did […]