Katie in the 'hood....

My review of this quirky, interesting, very Philadelphia book by local writer Katie Haegele on her family, her 'hood, and her passion for...yard sales!

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/literature/20120610_Rummaging_through_life_with_Katie_Haegele_rsquo_s__White_Elephants_.html

Saying goodbye to all that

Sometimes, as a parent, new beginnings feel like endings...

http://open.salon.com/blog/nocheapshots/2012/06/12/i_dont_know_why_you_say_goodbye

When I am broken...

What is your crutch?

http://open.salon.com/blog/nocheapshots/2012/06/05/yes_my_faith_is_a_crutch

Better than March Madness

How a former colleague of mine (it's his fault that I'm known as "machine-gun Lizzie") turned a dream into a reality by winning the Wal-Mart Get on the Shelf contest.  And all to pursue his dream of clean water for the world's children...

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/660705_Column--Realizing-a-dream-for-Humankind.html

Cam's last race

http://open.salon.com/blog/nocheapshots/2012/05/30/the_unthinkable_death_of_a_child

Ditching co-dependency -- and learning to own yourself.

There's a cost to putting a relationship first.

http://open.salon.com/blog/nocheapshots

How a two-feline fight almost broke our engagement

How we feel about animals, and how we treat them, can tell us a lot about ourselves. What do we value? What has priority?

http://open.salon.com/blog/nocheapshots/2012/05/25/cat-fight_how_a_feline_spat_almost_tko-ed_an_engagement