Starshine
Backyard Chickens a Fowl Idea?
Getting a whiff of our agrarian roots is one thing, but mucking around in them daily? Read story.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
My Midlife, Half-Hearted Crisis
This is it, the infamous milestone that lands men in sports cars and spins women into torrid affairs with boy-toy trainers. Read story.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Manhattan Made
Kids need a week in New York City. Read story.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Benefits of the Boob Tube
Is it possible that while my kids are staring passively at today’s pudding-brain programming, they are actually learning important skills? Read story.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
No Children, No Comment
I recently suggested to my friend Miranda that when someone asks, “Don’t you want kids?” she should reply, “No, thank you; I just ate.” Read story.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Paranoid or Preventative?
Schools from elementary to high school are now putting students through “lockdown drills” to rehearse what to do if someone starts shooting up the campus. Read story.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Advice for Advice Columnists
I’ve always been in awe of advice columnists. They’re astoundingly astute, a rare species of human able to inhale chaos and exhale clarity. Read story.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
No to Botox
There is one vanity procedure to which I won’t submit: injecting Botox to eliminate the creases on my forehead. Read story.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tracking Your Teen
Technology now lets parents track nearly every move their teenagers make. Read story.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Don’t Bogart Christmas
There’s still much I don’t understand about this time of year. But the best thing about the season is how everyone wants to be a part of it. Read story.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Sex Won’t Induce Labor (Even If Your Husband Says So)
Reuters recently published a story with the headline “Sex Won’t Bring on Labor”. Read story.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Parental Kissing: Ewww
Our 7-year-old son mixes fruit punch with Dr. Pepper, yet he finds nothing so disgusting as my lips touching his dad’s. Read story.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Advice for Others Named Starshine
This is an important public service announcement for everyone out there named Starshine. Read story.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Mini-Vibrators
I don’t want to brag, but my purse is a fricking wonderland. Read story.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
May I Have This Dance?
Teens all over America have taken to grand, showy gestures to land a date to homecoming or prom. Read story.
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