Category Archives: Life, Love & Craziness

Because a blessed life includes love, pain, hilarity, joy, faith and food

Carmageddon: Culture, Wanderlust and Anxiety in West Los Angeles

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Deborah White

Ron thinks Carmageddon is ridiculous… mass silliness born of Southern Californians’ inability to cope with even the tiniest change in road conditions. Or to happily stay home for any length of time. Although he’s lived in greater Los Angeles for … Continue reading →

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If I Could Write About Anything, Without Fear of Repercussions…

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Deborah White

If I could write about anything, without fear of repercussions, I would write about family relationships, especially those of and with our adult children. I would profess my deep respect for Trisha and Nino: their creativity, wisdom, humor and hard, … Continue reading →

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Parental Pleasures and Bhutan Dreams

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Deborah White

We can’t stop imagining what Andrea, our college junior, is experiencing in Bhutan, an isolated, remote country in the east Himalayas that permits few visitors or tourists. Ron and I both miss her, of course, and we worried incessantly about … Continue reading →

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Conservative Christians Should Condemn Acts of Its Charlatans, Violent Crazies

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Deborah White

I feel deep empathy for conservative Christians who are embarrassed by bona fide violent crazies claiming to be part of their flock. And I feel badly for conservative Christians who blush at the foolish antics of the likes of self-appointed … Continue reading →

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Found Delights in Second-Chance Parenting

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Deborah White

When I was pregnant with Andrea, I used to dream about her. About hugging and holding her. About listening to her laughter, gazing at her face. About loving her. She was a later-in-life baby for me. A second-chance marriage and … Continue reading →

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Pizza and Family Pain over Easter Weekend

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Deborah White

Caretaking of an aging, widowed parent, even from 500-mile distance, is as confusing, challenging and painful a family responsibility as Ron or I have ever taken on. (This from two people who’ve raised four strong-minded children and each endured a … Continue reading →

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