JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Yesterday I filled the van’s tank with gas. At 3/4 empty, it cost $32 to fill. So a full tank of gas would be $43. For $43 I could buy: 54 red and yellow tulips or 103 Hershey chocolate bars or 57 mangoes or 97 pounds of rice or 31 loaves of French bread or […]

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David Weinberger also works at home, like my husband. Sometimes I wonder how Ted feels all day in his office, a small room, off of our dining room, that rivals the size of our master bath. Two glass doors separate his world from ours. Maybe he feels like he’s inside a fish tank, a cedar […]

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Fragility. The word that comes to mind when I read Wendy Koslow’s post . What she has been writing about her relationship with Joey refreshes me. Her descriptions of how it feels to be in love – and how to know you are in love ring true. “This time, it’s from the core of me, […]

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Betsy Devine wanted to be a starving artist when she grew up: she imagined becoming a Parisian poet, subsisting on French bread and black coffee in her garret. Lisa Williams never imagined herself “retired” at age 33 (I don’t think she is “retired”) and will have to start her career all over again after an […]

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The joys of the past two days…. Looks like Abigail may not have the chicken pox after all. The spots don’t seem to be consistent with what varicella would do. Two days later they are still the same in number and size. We’re not sure what she has. Perhaps, as Katherine noticed, an allergic reaction […]

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