“Oh, people are screaming, people are screaming My baby, she’s dreaming Oh, people are shouting, people are freaking I'm staring at the ceiling, waiting for the feeling" Songwriter: Ryan Adams https://open.spotify.com/track/2rqNcugUbd4YubfxO5AI0r If we don't laugh, we'll cry. If we don't hug, we'll rage. If we don't speak up, we will fall apart. There's no need... Continue Reading →
Election Special or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Blue Bloods
Tom Selleck acts with his mouth. It’s a subtle but effective talent. Most actors focus on how and what their eyes convey to the audience. Whether their characters are listening, reacting, retreating or attacking, they project it all through their eyes. But with Selleck, both his emotions and his authority as NYC Police Commissioner Frank... Continue Reading →
Notes From Another Land
He sits on the back porch to smoke, because he's not allowed to smoke inside. He has a comfortable chair and a radio out there - tuned to news talk - and a glass of ice water. His dogs like to sit in his lap. The smell from his cigarette sneaks by the back door,... Continue Reading →
In The Land Of The Gun
Yesterday we flew in to Texas for our annual visit with family and friends. It's a trip I look forward to every year: reconnecting with everyone, shopping, eating Mexican food and barbecue, showing off the kids, the usual proud mom / dutiful daughter scenario. Yet within a few hours of landing I had to have... Continue Reading →
Edward Snowden Gabs With therockmom: Why I’m In Hong Kong
For my Hong Kong peeps, both near and far, we interrupt our regularly-scheduled blog on music and parenting for a rockmom exclusive! Not since Jean Claude Van Damme washed up on our shores to resurrect his career has there been so much excitement about a new resident. Yes, I’m talking about Edward Snowden – a... Continue Reading →
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