Hey, you car thieves! Over here!
On my way to a parking place near the commuter train station in Hinsdale, unfamiliar tunes started emanating from my CD player, and I realized that my 20-year-old son had...
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Q draws a clever crowd to Taste
There was cheesecake to the east and beefcake to the west, but dozens of quick-thinking people stayed focused on the prize of an original cartoon at last weekend's live Q...
Plot hits a little too close to home
I've learned that audio books are a great way to link a road trip with a sense of place. For instance: Nevada Barr while exploring a national park, James Lee...
Let’s cloister this monk
Robin Sharma's "Discover Your Destiny With the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" (HarperSanFrancisco, $19.95) reads like the self-help equivalent of a commencement speech that urges graduates to "reach for the...
It’s a slippery slope toward humiliation
Although the ski season is over for most of us, the following tips are timeless and may help you avoid humiliation: Sloping portable toilets and snow-covered ski boots are an...
Acceptance? Good enough
SATs loom and tension builds in homes of college-bound teens. Parents' dreams for their children are on the line. Not that the teens should feel pressure or anything. In "The...
Mishap puts kid on the spot, spot on the kid
The message on our answering machine from our 20-year-old son, Jonathan, sounded a bit shaky, asking me and his dad to call him ASAP. He and a group of friends...
So, honey, ever see that before?
A recent visit to New Orleans found my husband and me taking our 23-year-old daughter on a tour of the sights, from the French Quarter to antique shops to a...
Inside story of middle school
It's a safe bet that every loving parent of a middle-school child has longed to be a fly on the wall at his or her child's school. Perhaps then they...
Dr. Phil hands over the reins
It's impossible to read Phillip McGraw's latest book on family life without hearing "Dr. Phil's" distinctive drawl in your head. He actually refers to one wimpy parent as "all hat...