By: Ann Brown Nina and David are coming up to visit next week. And may I just say, YAHOO. We have begun planning. Nina emailed this morning to say that all she wants to do is lie around on the back deck chaise lounges and eat sushi. I am exceedingly relieved to hear that because […]
By: Ann Brown Consider the endodontists how they work: they toil (for, like, 35 minutes), they spin (and drill a bit); and yet I say unto you, that the rest of us (hard workers) in all our glory are not arrayed like one of these. Nor do we drive brand new Range Rovers. I am […]
By: Ann Brown When I tell you that my most exciting news is that I discovered a new recipe for salad dressing, you will understand why I haven’t written lately. I’ll tell you what: writing a blog is a lot of pressure. Not the writing part, of course, the writing part is great. It’s the […]
By: Ann Brown I could not remember the word “table” the other day. This is the second time I have forgotten that particular word. This can’t be good. In general, I am not unduly freaked by what my brain does in this post-menopausal veil of tears. I have managed to get by for the past […]
Interview with Ann Brown by The Next Family The ever-funny Ann Brown answers TNF interview questions… TNF: How has it been blogging for TNF? I love it. TNF readers are smart and enthusiastic. TNF: How is your family like every other family and how is it different? When my oldest kid went to Reed College, […]
By: Ann Brown Now that we are out of Iraq, I can focus on the rest of the shit going wrong in America. Specifically, how everyone is using the @ sign on keyboards. It will be our country’s next downfall. Granted, @ carries with it some interesting global factitude (it’s called “the snail” in French, […]
