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B-RantsYou're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore? We want to hear about it. This is your chance to mouth off -- about your neighbor, PTA, property taxes, personal trainer (you should be so lucky) -- without losing your cover as a good suburbanite.
Why I Dread Pick-Up Time at SchoolBy Jacqueline Burt I dread pick-up time at my daughter Charlotte's Catholic elementary school. You'd think I would have it down by now. I grew up in this town, attended a school much like this one, spent the bulk of my formative years wearing the same scratchy maroon plaid jumper that Charlotte grudgingly dons every morning. But I didn't fit in then, and I don't today. Then, I was one of the only kids at my school with a single mom; now, I'm one of the only single moms at ...read more
In the 'Burbs, You're Not As Green As You Think You AreBy Linda Keenan I'll put the question plainly. Can you live in the suburbs and still be Green? I'm just going to take a massive, generalizing leap and say, no, probably not. Or at least you are not as Green as you think you are. I remember a few years ago meeting a woman who wore her Green credentials like a beauty pageant sash. This is when I lived in an exurb, a place with no...read more
Room-Temp Beer and Topless Darts? No Thanks!By Sarah Matthews Sunday evenings I have to stay in. No matter what. Because Sunday is Pub Night, a holy event reserved exclusively for the (British) males of the species. I am not allowed to join in because, quite simply, I don't have a penis. To be honest, I also don't have the capacity to down three or four pints of room-temperature beer, so I don't really mind. My husband used to complain that all the men in the neighborhood...read more |
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