Monthly Archives: September 2007

I’m beginning to write a piece for Yoga Journal on fear of inversions. This is a topic I know something about — I’ve been practicing yoga for about 14 years and I still need help kicking into handstand. If you … Continue reading →

Not that any more opinions are needed about Britney’s VMA performance the other week… I’m just wondering what passes for fat these days? If she’s fat, where does that leave the 99.9% of the rest of us?

I am currently loving Sufjan Stevens’ song “For the Widows in Paradise; For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti”. It’s incredibly beautiful — a plaintive banjo, horns, understated harmonies. But it’s all this in combination with his lyrics that really get me, … Continue reading →

“… is a life beautifully spent.” — Luciano Pavarotti

I started learning Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay” on the piano, playing those achingly beautiful chords and lyrics, when my son Matthew joins me and asks, “Mom — why is he asking for the lady to lay across his big deathbed.” … Continue reading →