My daughter's wedding was lovely and lots of fun. I have photos, taken by my technophobe father-in-law with his traditional camera, so I...

I'm editing a book about eating healthful foods, and there's a list of foods that should be in the healthy person's kitchen. I c...

I'm peeking out from under a heavy workload and my daughter's impending wedding to share this. The staff of the scientific editin...

Hey, folks—I'm still around. I'm just very busy. I have two book manuscripts on my desk, one on getting healthy by eating right and ...

So when did you decide to be straight? Did you wake up one day and decide that because your parents always put dresses on you when you were ...

I am astounded by the power of The Shape of a Mother . What it does is what the Internet was meant to do. It's a blog that tells the Tru...

Well, my husband (Ed) and I had that discussion about how his lack of time-management skills affect our relationship and our family life. I...

Time management is an issue that affects lots of two-career households, including those with freelancers like me . My workday runs from abou...

What does "working full time" mean to you as an employee? As a freelancer or consultant? To me, as a freelance copyeditor , it mea...

My husband and I are getting a parenting break this week. Even though we’re both still working, it feels as if we're on vacation. My in-...

Have a look at LibraryThing , where you can, for no fee, catalog up to 200 of the books you own or have read. (If you want to catalog more t...

Seems to me that American religious bigots are increasing in number—or are at least being more upfront than they have been in decades. Take,...

George Bush just doesn't know when to stop. North Korea, whose nuclear weapons are apparently rather ineffective , is the next nation Bu...

I don’t often write here about what it is that I do for a living, because this blog is a place for me to write about politics, religion, hum...

My son Neil, who just finished sixth grade, made a video of himself creating several different masterpieces in horticulture class during th...

This isn't good. My father-in-law, A, who underwent a prostatectomy a few weeks ago, may very well have a blood clot, which could cause...

I love my job . I spend my workdays helping authors say what they really meant to say. And some of them give me gifts, such as the following...

I've always thought that cows' milk is for calves, not humans. I rarely drink it now; I use soy milk in my morning bowl of cereal. R...

Well, Peapod just delivered more free time for my family, and I am a very satisfied first-time customer. No, you have not been transported...

Now, this is just too cool! My husband (Ed) and I ordered our groceries online tonight from Peapod, which works through the grocery-store c...