Today, I received an email from a dear friend asking how he might begin to rethink food consumption for himself and his family, especially now with the birth of his third child. I was honored he asked and what follows is what I hope is a simple, easy-to-understand road-map we parents can use to...
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I have been an iPhone-lover since the first version came out some years back. It is a treasured part of my life, I admit it, and it’s well-being ranks high on my priority list up there almost with taking care of my baby and...
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As a dad, my job in it’s most simple terms is to keep Sequoia alive. Anything beyond that is gravy, which is why yesterday was so brutal. Welcome to the joy ride that is round-one of vaccines at the pediatrician’s office. Oh joy. I...
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In recent years, since my own mother died, it is with accelerating regularity that I seem to receive the phone call or email informing me that someone I love...
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Gandhi would be smiling today, I imagine, if he were sitting with me scanning the headlines: In two startling developments, both Whole Foods and Campbells Soup have succumbed to...
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If I took left-over meat remnants, pulled it off the bone, spun it at high speeds to remove the fat, and sprayed it with ammonia hydroxide, would you eat...
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Today, I read a yoga-teacher-friend Carrie’s Facebook post today about being harassed by a client at the gym where she teaches yoga to the point where she might choose...
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I am scared to share these photographs and writings with you. If asked why, I may be tempted to nonchalantly say I have no idea. Except that would be...
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I can still remember the first time I watched a younger cousin of mine in Upstate New York, two years old at the time, zealously sucking from the straw...
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Is there a connection between Circumcision and the apparent Empathy Deficit ravaging the ranks of global leaders at virtually every level? This question sumates my myriad views on the...
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For years, I have unconsciously been taking note of what people do that makes me feel special. Ever since I became aware of the subtle gifts these 10 actions...
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It was at ~4am on this day, October 4, two years ago that my mother, Dr. Carol A. Breckenridge, died in my arms. My father, Dr. Arjun Appadurai, and...
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Throughout my life, I have been addicted to ‘goosebumps’. You know that feeling when something inspires you, when you read a story of someone triumphing over adversity, when the...
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Satire: Scientists at the University of Holdensberg in West Virginia have genetically modified cows so that they can now birth human babies. Because of this miraculous development, mothers will...
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Much of the Green Movement is completely misguided about how to accomplish their goals and could learn a lot from my late Uncle Jim, who was a great American...
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“Is It Love, Mom, When…?” by Alok Appadurai Is it LOVE to expose your child to toxic, harmful chemicals in your home such as carcinogens, mutagens, and endocrine inhibitors...
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Our friends Steffie Kinglake and Lauren Kesner O’Brien, the Founders of Telegraph21.com, brought the group “Women Make Movies” to our attention as I was reviewing their films on women...
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Happy New Years! Welcome to the “One Nation Under Mom” Official Launch! O.N.U.M. is an online platform for Moms to publish articles about supporting their local economies, social entrepreneurship,...
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