River Dad – Fish Gotta Swim, Kids Gotta Run

When you look at a smiling eight-year-old child, what do you see? Do you see a young mind, eager to learn and grow into a fully fledged human being? Do […] Read more »

Rude am I in my speech, And little blessed with the soft tones of the English.

I have discovered the truth about French rudeness. It happened one evening, as my English boyfriend and I were selecting our dinner from a very extensive menu of wraps in […] Read more »

“When I was at home, was I in a better place?”

I’ve been lying to you. It’s the conclusion I came to a few days ago, as I was sitting, wide-eyed and embarrassed, at my work monitor. I had just failed […] Read more »
Baseball is a rough game

River Dad – Get a (Sporting) Life

Baseball is a rough game: blazing 90-mile-an-hour fastballs leaving trails of smoke in their wake, runners barreling into the catcher to score a much-needed run, fights on the mound, line […] Read more »

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie has brought Breast Cancer to the fore front.   Oh wait, it already was in the fore front of “cancers”.  What I meant to say is that she has […] Read more »

“I, in spite of travel, 
Of years, of country, credit, every thing,
To fall into the trap I had fear’d for so long!”

I had an idea for this blog post. I thought it was a good one, too. In a series of interviews, I would compare three similar food products, each representative […] Read more »
Christopher Cluet, Tarrytown Schools Superintendant

River Dad – Advice for the New Superintendent

Most of you know that River Family lives in Tarrytown. Some of you may even know that our family includes two River Children who go to the public schools here […] Read more »

Hospitals – Always a Safe Haven but What is Up with these “Observation” Stays?

Whenever I see an ambulance whizzing by, lights flashing and sirens going, my first thought is always, “I hope everyone belong to me is safe at home or wherever else […] Read more »

French face must hide what the French mind doth know.

Julie doesn’t know. A French expatriate, Julie oversees the French literature section of the biggest independent bookstore in London. I work there as well, albeit in another department. We see […] Read more »

Asked and Answered, and Not a Word Spoken

  Sometimes firsts are good.  The first time you ride a bike, the first time you eat ice cream, the first kiss, the first kid (just kidding both of my […] Read more »