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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Meet the twins: good + bad decisions

April 24, 2014
Every day a surgeon makes decisions that can go one of two ways: either very good or very, very, very bad. The problem is that the epically great decisions and the...

More helpful travel tips

April 23, 2014
Vacation season's coming and I'm hearing that some of you are taking big, exotic trips.  My big trips are more toward the end of the year, but we've got a few smaller...

The power of reciprocity

April 22, 2014
"You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours." Are you the kind of friend who is always there for another? Who will call to check in, send an email or a card? Do you...

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