Mean Girls and Modesty
LAY OFF THE LADIES I still cringe a little bit inside, remembering. I was in my mid-twenties and single again. I’d dropped a few pounds, having lost my appetite for a while after my husband died. I went into my office and found a note that had been slipped under the door. As I opened […]
The Difference Between Crimea and the Matriarch Ruth: Cultural Realignment
CULTURAL IDENTITY In between the pervasive news about the lost Malaysian airliner, we have had snippets of information about what is unfolding in the Ukraine. It’s pretty fascinating to me that the Crimean people would vote to detach themselves from their country and reattach to another country. (This particular country, oddly enough, has had a long history […]