Now that mother’s day is over, it’s interesting to note that the age of the Super Mom may be over too. In a wonderful overview of this trend, Lisa Belkin notes that they have moved past confessing their failures online to embracing a new philosophy called slow parenting. The term itself is attributed to Carl… Continue reading the pace of parenting
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how to solve any problem in 24 hours
When I tuned in this week, it's been almost two months since I watched an episode of “24.” Fortunately, it’s only been a few hours. I caught up last night and Jack Bauer just stole a helicopter. (I don’t know what actually happened Monday after he did and won’t until its posted on Hulu, which,… Continue reading how to solve any problem in 24 hours
on the irony of being Argentine
"I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does." Jorge Luis Borges. Argentines think of themselves as being European. But they are not. Certainly they are of European descent, and take some pride in their… Continue reading on the irony of being Argentine
I left my Jeep in Argentina
I’m not really a shutter bug, although I like the philosophy of bestcamera.com— the best camera is the one you have with you. But there are some images stuck in my head from our trip to Argentina that weren’t captured on a camera of any kind. The first of these is a middleaged woman leaning… Continue reading I left my Jeep in Argentina
are there guitars in Argentina?
I was talking with Pablo last night, at our final asado on this trip. Fifteen people got together to eat about 16 pounds of meat over three hours, as the various cuts and kinds roasted slowly on the grill. Pablo is a missionary kid, a child of two cultures whose parents have the opportunity to… Continue reading are there guitars in Argentina?
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