Vertigo and parenthood

This is not something I’ve talked about much with anyone over the past week, but what’s the point of having a blog if you can’t overshare? Last Tuesday I rolled out of bed (and yes, I roll, apparently, instead of the perhaps more correct sit-up-put-feet-on-the-floor-and-stand). And when I did, the entire room inverted itself–the heaviest …

A Reminder: Babies Count as People

We sent in our United States Census forms this week, like most of you. (And if you haven’t, get on it, mister.) I take a geeky pleasure in this decennial bit of Americana: There’s something pleasing about a government action that remains so pure–counting–and a process that goes back to 1790, without a single break …