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June 13, 2023
My coffee smells like a skunk today. So do my hands, my laptop, my forearm. I can’t smell my own...
April 20, 2020
As we grapple with the possible pandemic of the novel coronavirus, it might be a good time to...
September 8, 2014
My favorite gift ever, the thing that meant so much more to me than the slick, Silicon Valley...
June 1, 2014
San Mateo May 2014 Just past the lost-child ID station, where Anjali the 8-year-old huffed...
November 21, 2013
Tokyo, Japan. First, an apology: what follows may seem touristy and stinking of stale...
September 26, 2013
Maya was about to turn 13, and for her pre-party, had launched a campaign to upgrade to a smart...
July 25, 2013
School’s out, the kids are at a sleep-away camp,* and I should be celebrating. Parents I know use...
June 13, 2013
Anjali (7 years old), on her way home from the pool: “Mommy, for my next birthday, can you get...
June 5, 2013
At first glance, Ustad Hamid Kasmi* and Lindsay Lohan don’t seem to have much in common. He...
January 31, 2013
Recently, there was a big blowout party for the American Girl store opening at Stanford Mall. Our...
August 4, 2012
I have to admit, the first pair were a bit intriguing. They were droopy, grapefruit-sized, salmon...
August 8, 2011
The turtles had been elusive this summer. We had snorkeled in many spots – Honolua Bay, Kapalua...
May 25, 2010
Last week, I had to choose between giving fruits to my kids or keeping them in the bowl, the...
March 17, 2010
Aanika had been thinking about St. Patrick’s day for a week. She had her clothes picked out –...
December 8, 2009
That image may haunt me for years: in my rear view mirror, Srini’s car skidding across the...
March 26, 2009
Maya had a really bad day today – the leprechauns didn’t visit her class, and to make matters...
January 1, 2008
Maya’s head was teeming. Teeming. They were floating on top of her head, ready to jump, afraid to...
