Here is one of my favorite memories of one of my favorite people. And, yes, it involves Halloween. I went to college at Harvard. Freshman year, a girl who lived across the hall from me woke up on Halloween, got dressed up as a scarecrow like it was the most natural thing in the world, […]
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Countdown to Halloween: I’m a Tiger
Our sons make our job very hard. You know, the job of all parents: to embarrass their children. Our sons seem to be immune to embarrassment. Four years ago, when our older son was a freshman in college, the President of his college came to Boulder for a parent and alumni event. Here are Jim […]
Countdown to Halloween: I’m a Zebra
Halloween is next week! I love Halloween. I always have. One of my favorite Halloween memories is creating the three-person purple dragon costume with twin friends. Here’s another memory I like, starring one of my sons. When our son was two, he declared he wanted to be a hot dog for Halloween. See picture below. […]
Scary Woman
Yesterday a dear friend told me that I am scary. Or maybe I should say she reminded me of that. She offered that reminder when I was venting about a campus committee meeting. In the esteemed group of faculty and administrators at the meeting, I found myself to be the only person who could make […]
Hens Lose at Chicken
An article in a recent issue of the American Economic Review has a big title: Gender Differences in Accepting and Receiving Requests for Tasks with Low Promotability. In our research we find that, relative to men, women are more likely to volunteer, more likely to be asked to volunteer, and more likely to accept direct […]
Time, Continued
Time has been on my mind. I have two watches. My running watch and my work watch. They are both broken right now. That means I am out of my habit of wearing a watch to sleep. DH has long suggested that consulting my watch in the middle of the night is not good for […]
Elastigirl
In honor of Father’s Day and the Wonder Woman movie, I am writing about my ultimate parental superhero: Elastigirl. Elastigirl doesn’t have the glamour or renown of Wonder Woman. That’s because she is too busy packing lunches, finding babysitters, and saving the world to work on her make-up and her publicity. In other words, she […]
It’s Going to Look Worse Before it Looks Better
Warning: this post is about a medical issue. It might be TMI for some of you. I went to the dermatologist last fall to have her look at a spot on my arm. That spot was fine. As a thorough professional though, she took out her magnifying specs and scrutinized my skin from head to […]