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Haikus With My Daughter III: Girls Rights
My heart yearns for you To live – equal – to your full human potential. It’s a challenge to raise a daughter in a society that innundates us with countless hidden messages about how girls should look...
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The Festival Lights of Indra Jatra
Photos from Indra Jatra, a festival in Nepal that fell this year on September 18. During Indra Jatra, thousands of people in Kathmandu pay homage to the Kumari Devi (Living Goddess). Some say that...
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The Grandeur of the Acropolis
The Acropolis, perched on a rocky hilltop above the bustle of Athens, is one of the grandest historical sites that I have had to opportunity to visit. I’m sharing a few photos from my 2012 visit in...
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Childhood Treasure
Recently, I bequeathed one of my childhood treasures to my eight year-old daughter – my box set of Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. My daughter Eliza had to first prove herself worthy; I...
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Get Ready For International Happiness Day!
Wondering why there are so many videos of people singing Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” going viral this week? Here’s the answer: March 20 is the second annual International Day of Happiness! The...
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What You May Not Know About Dorothy Parker
I’ve been reading a lot of Dorothy Parker this week. The weather last weekend tickled a memory of a Parker poem called Indian Summer. I looked it up and was hooked by her rapier humor all over...
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Believe In The Beauty of Your Dreams
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. … Continue reading →
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The Beauty of Teens
As I write this, there are seven teens asleep in my basement. My son and his friends came back from their high school dance in high spirits last night. Laughing and joking loudly, they boisterously...
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A Mother’s Love is a Force of Nature
There are more than 2 billion mothers in the world today by some estimates. In my travels, I have seen the special role that mothers play in making the world a better place for all children. A mother’s...
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On The Way, in Oxford
I was in Oxford, England for a conference last June. My visit just happened to coincide with the summer College Balls. I took this photo of students ready for the ball on my way to a meeting. In...
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