My son has fallen in love with the Bad Boys from New York, a.k.a. the Rolling Stones. My husband Rick got the Stones New York concert DVD a few weeks ago for his birthday and he and Truman have been listening to it almost every night, playing invisible electric guitars and pretending they are “Captain Jack Sparrow’s dad,” (Keith Richards). Amazing to think those guys are my father’s age. When Rick and Tru aren’t dancing to the Stones, they’re cranking up U2’s new album and the DVR’d U2 concerts on David Letterman a few weeks ago.
All this has given my …read more

It’s that time of the year when we’ll hear the words “cupid”, “heart”, “love”, “roses”, “arrows”, etc. — it’s February and it’s the month for the lovers.
Gift-giving between partners have become a custom. For the romantics, their options are cards, chocolate and flowers. For the, er, less romantic (I’m staying neutral on this issue) here are my gift ideas to capture their hearts come Valentine’s Day.
On 5th place —
MP3 Players. An iPod is always a good choice me thinks. That way, you two won’t fight over which radio station or CD to listen to in the car.
4th place —
DVD Player. …read more