A good friend of mine, a successful career woman who became the first one in her family to go to college, likes to tell this story about her eldest. Seated in an office decorated with posters and banners of college campuses, the high school guidance counselor turned to her son and asked him if he had thought of what he wanted to be.
IN MY OPINION
Three network evening news shows covered the incident, Disney issued a statement, a young star wrote an apology, bloggers opined with both outrage and forgiveness, and a magazine's website crashed when the curious clicked on a few times too many.
IN MY OPINION
A few weeks ago a friend e-mailed me the Senility Prayer: God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones that I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. This was intended as a humorous comeback after a mutual whining session about minor aches and pains that signaled one sure thing: We're not the women we once were.
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This is the highlight of my week. No, that's not right. I underestimate. It is the highlight of the month. Better than an invitation to a swanky soiree. More satisfying than a chocolate lava cake.
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Teenagers do stupid things -- often and sometimes relentlessly. I know because I live with three, and at least once a week I have a conniption over some bad judgment call on their part. Clairol has them to thank for my business.
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I resisted doggedly for a month, fought the urge, battled the temptation. I vowed to ignore my silly prurient interests. No, I would not write about the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal. Humiliation and stupidity speak for themselves -- and we've all been there.
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I can't imagine my childhood without books. I can't conceive of a happy life without the simple joy of reading. In fact, losing myself to the written page still tops my list of miracle cures for almost anything that ails me, be it anxiety or lower back pain.
