Sick Momma

So I just have to say how impressed I was with Hillary Clinton's speech tonight at the Democratic convention in Denver. I've always liked and admired Hillary from way back when Bill Clinton was running for his first term. I wasn't so sure of him back then, although I ended up liking him a lot and have a lot of respect for all he accomplished on the job, but I knew I liked Hillary Clinton. And for...

It's midafternoon on Sunday, and not only have I had way too much weekend already, I'm a bit worried about the next ten days while Ellie and Scott are home full-time for "vacation." (Touchstone Preschool closes for a week-plus to get everything cleaned up from the summer program and ready for the school year to start on Sept. 3. It will definitely be an adjustment this year to get used a school...

How appropriate that I write about a sleep study on a night that I'm having trouble falling asleep. :) I'm officially scheduled to go in for my sleep study at 8 p.m. Oct. 1. I'm told that lights out will be at 10 p.m., and I'm hoping that it doesn't take the entire two hours for them to attach the 20 electrodes to my head and face. The sleep study ends at 6 a.m. on Oct. 2, and then I get to...

I don't normally do book reviews. The truth is, I'm a book slut -- I read constantly, and I'm not all that discriminating in what I read. If it's well-written and entertains me -- and especially if it helps me forget how lousy I feel -- I'm happy with a book. I also don't buy books very often. I love the Multnomah County Library system, which has a great collection and even has an outreach...

My synagogue has been sending out a flurry of snailmail and emails as they get organized for the High Holy Days, Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). I've always thought that Rosh Hashana was more accurate timing for the start of a new year, compared with January First. How can there be anything new or renewed in the middle of deep winter? But Rosh...

So some of you (who don't use AdBlocker or another program to block ads on websites) may have noticed I added advertisements to my blog this summer. I had mixed feelings, mostly because I so appreciate the many people and organizations who don't fill their sites with advertisements (especially the pesky pop-up and pop-under ones!). I've even been known to contribute to ad-free sites just so they...

I've been feeling lately that my world has been shrinking. I was very over-scheduled in June because essentially every doctor I see for just about anything wanted to see me at least once. I was ending up with three, four or even five medical appointments a week (including acupuncture). And then I was also finding time to run brief errands too -- never more than a brief trip to a store, and...