My mother used to tell my father that he was a very good mother. This was her way of praising his attendance at every concert and game, his patience and care. In those days, “good mother” was the highest domestic achievement; to have called him a good father, given how low the bar was set, wouldn’t have done him justice.
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Hong Kong Workers Swoon Over Lunchtime Karaoke
It’s a sunny Thursday in Hong Kong when Carmen Wong takes the mic in a dimly lit room at a karaoke lounge. As she belts out a number by Cantopop star Sammi Cheng, her colleagues bounce to the beat, waving forks in the air between bites of udon noodles, pork cutlets and potato salad.
Afghan plan would rely on innovative tactics, new rotations
The Pentagon is considering new tactics in Afghanistan: deploying hundreds of troops using creative and nimble counterinsurgency techniques to fight the Taliban, a U.S. military source told CNN. The change is based on a plan used in Iraq by Lt.
Beth Teitell: On Not Looking Old
Author Beth Teitell has decided to take on the malady that often afflicts American women: “Fear of looking our age.” Teitell, who is 47 and writes regularly for the Boston Globe, spent a year exploring the American obsession with youth — the Botox Industrial Complex — for her new book, Drinking Problems at the Fountain of Youth .