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How will the pandemic change you?
Growing up, I spent a lot of time at my grandparents’ house. They lived about 10 minutes away and their place was my second home. I went there after school as a kid, and in high school, nearly every night to call my friends who lived in their phone prefix. In those days, long-distance was…
Navigating the 2024 United States Real Estate Market
The pandemic's far-reaching impact on economies worldwide has set in motion a series of events, including a surge in inflation rates and a rapid increase in mortgage rates. This economic upheaval has led many prospective homebuyers across the United States to bide their time, awaiting the right opportunity to venture into the real estate market.…
Why Aren’t More American Dads Taking Paternity Leave?
In the United States, only 1 in 100 dads take more than four weeks off from work following a baby’s birth.For comparison, about 50% of employed new mothers take the same time off
Nostalgic Amnesia: Are You a Victim?
There’s a real epidemic sweeping our country. It affects women exclusively of (or over) child-bearing age, and cuts across socio-economic lines and races. I’ve only experienced it in the United States, but my guess is that it’s really a worldwide problem. No need to check Snopes.com, this is a true issue, not an online hoax: nostalgic amnesia.
Madam President Does Not Tweet Naked Photos
When I was ten, my best friends mom was the smartest woman I knew. She was a 49 spitfire from New York City who wore a great deal of black along with a sophisticated perfume never before sniffed in my staid DC hometown. As a young woman, shed been one of the early Peace Corps volunteers in Africa, and then written a best-selling memoir about the experience.