Author Archives: Kathy

Churches Not Just Window Dressing

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Kathy

The blog section at Scene, our local alternative weekly, posted a column I recently wrote. Read it here.

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Lowering Expectations for the New Year, Again

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Kathy

In 2003, I wrote a column for the Cleveland Plain Dealer about New Years Resolutions. As in previous years, I aspired to read all of Proust, give up sugar, meditate daily, be nicer to my family, get up earlier, keep my desk … Continue reading →

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The Patchwork Sweater

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Kathy

This essay appeared in the Plain Dealer’s “Her Say” spot in 1997, a few years after my mother-in-law’s death. A family friend just asked for a copy, and when I dug the old clipping out,it seemed like a good thing … Continue reading →

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Accompaniments to Cooking

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Kathy

I imagine I’m not the only one to put on my favorite music while I’m cooking. Then there are some pieces that are special to this season. Our regular Christmas cd’s are satisfactory accompaniment, except John’s Slovenian Christmas album. And he’s … Continue reading →

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The Gender/Cookie Theory

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Kathy

During this cookie season, my husband’s theory always comes up. To wit: women prefer crispy cookies, while men prefer chewy, soft ones. At a holiday party the other day, a lady fell into the appropriate demographic. When I offered her … Continue reading →

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Gridlock

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Kathy

Yesterday we had a big snowstorm here in Cleveland. My drive home from work – normally about half an hour — took five hours. That’s right. Five hours. 2:30 to 7:30. Broad daylight to darkness. Along about the three-hour mark, … Continue reading →

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Thankfulness

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Kathy

I’m grateful for all the usual things. I’m lucky not to have to worry about clean water, cholera, mudslides, gang violence, political oppression, an adequate diet, and so on and on. Middle-class Americans are set apart from so much of … Continue reading →

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Helping, Once Again

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Kathy

For people with BPD, the glass is never half-full and rarely even half-empty: it seems there has never been anything in that glass, ever. I remember suggesting to my mom a few times that we were a lucky family, compared to … Continue reading →

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Helping Someone with BPD

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Kathy

This morning I watched Dani’s video blog on borderline personality disorder and “object constancy,” that is, the difficulty BPD sufferers have with trusting in someone’s love when that person isn’t there. This provided lots of food for thought, but as … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Jonathan Kozol

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Kathy

I saw Waiting for ‘Superman’ today, the much-hyped documentary by Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). I was all set to defend the movie to my teacher friends who decry its anti-union sensibility, some of whom won’t even see it … Continue reading →

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