Port, crystal and — crystal blue persuasion

May 4, 2014
"What kind of glasses should we serve the port in?" I asked my husband the other day. We were having a few friends over for after dinner cheese, chocolate and port, and...
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Guilt-free zone

May 3, 2014
It's a Saturday. My To-Do list waits expectantly on my desk, pen nearby and ready to cross out my accomplishments.  But really, I feel like doing nothing. Nothing at...
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Imitation: not the sincerest form of flattery

May 2, 2014
Ignore that saying about the "sincerest form of flattery."  Imitation is, simply, IMITATION. Copying someone else. How could that be a good thing? Imitating is...
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Who will be left to speak for you?

May 1, 2014
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist...Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a...
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Could it be perimenopause?

April 30, 2014
I remember when I started getting night sweats in my 40s. It was the AIDS era and I was sure that was the source of my nighttime condition. A few years later I noticed...
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No-wrinkle Wednesday

April 29, 2014
Oh, it's not Wednesday? That's ok. It still applies. If I've heard it once, I've heard it a million times. "You're 62??  What do you use on your skin? You have no...
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Stand in your solitude. At least for five minutes.

April 28, 2014
To my darling and beloved sisters who think they need a man to become empowered, I just want to say this: You can empower yourself. And you SHOULD empower...
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Birth after death

April 27, 2014
I first encountered the Bhagavad Gita in my freshmen religion class, when it was part of our assigned reading. I can't say it made any impact then, but once I got to...
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Make every day your favorite!

April 26, 2014
Two of my nephews spent the better part of a week visiting us last month. The house was full of laughter, debate, good food and drink and energy, oh, the energy! The air...
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Will libraries as we know them one day disappear?

April 25, 2014
I like to think that I'm okay with change. But when I see beautiful libraries full of books, I can't even imagine the idea that they might one day disappear.  I can't...
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