Facebook is so Yesteryear
I spent three years watching Facebook drama explode around a Navy discharge and a family readiness group coup. Then I defriended everyone involved. Very happily.
Movie Protocol – 5 Pro Tips
5 tips to make going to the movies an enjoyable experience when you have kids. A little planning goes a long way.
Movie Tropes That Get On My Nerves
Nothing ruins a disaster movie faster than women who just stand there screaming while the men figure everything out. A 2012 rant that has not aged one bit.
2012: A Look Ahead
2011 was a mess by any measure. On why setting big expectations for a new year is just performance anxiety in disguise — and why I'm not making that mistake
Ghosts of New Years Past
I’ve brought in the New Year in Times Square, at a Night Out event in my hometown, at a house party, at home throwing my own party, and in a parking lot on the Navy base in Jacksonville because my husband had duty but I could sneak him away for a moment to wish him a Happy New Year and then drive back home alone.




