I love Santa (to be distinguished here from the historical St. Nicholas, who I also love). I don’t mean I “love” him in the way that I “love” the color green or goat cheese. I love Santa in a way that makes me tear up at the thought of him. I love Santa more than any […]
Why I Don’t Want to Stay Young
My twenty-fifth birthday is in a month and I have to admit I have felt somewhat apprehensive about it. Yes, I know in the grand scheme of life I’m quite young. But the mid-twenties are really the beginning of the end, at least physically, and they are also the unquestionable end of adolescence. Of course, our culture’s extended […]
If Computers Replace Mozart
I recently watched a video that compared human composed music with computer composed music. I was sure that the computer music would be robotic and easily recognizable. I was wrong. The computers made symphonies just as the humans made symphonies and most people (including me) couldn’t tell the difference between the two. And this terrified […]
Fevers, Christmas, and the Problem of Pain
I have mixed feelings about fevers. On the one hand, I hate the way they knock you out. I hate the pounding head pressure, the weakness, the chills and the sweats, the so-exhausted-but-can’t-sleep feeling, the fear of it getting worse. But there is a special tenderness that comes with a fever. The warmth of my head […]
When “Organic” Fails
I am a true believer in natural health. I am currently on one of the strictest healing diets that has led me to eliminate refined sugar, grains, soy, corn, starchy vegetables, processed foods, additives, preservatives, and most dairy. I pretty much cook every single meal I eat. I make bone broths and ferment my own […]
Celebrating Baby Peace
Throughout both of my pregnancies I feared miscarriage. I tried to commit myself to not entertaining such fears— I tried not to let them prevent me from falling in love. But in the back of my mind the fears were always there. I feared the loss and I feared the sadness but even more than […]
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