Strong is the new skinny

March 3, 2014
"I play basketball," a trainer in the gym told me.  "I ran cross country in middle school, but now, I play basketball." "They run cross country in MIDDLE school?" I...
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Alone again

March 2, 2014
What is it about being alone that instills such fear in people? Two beautiful, accomplished, vivacious women in their mid-50s I know are struggling to embrace a new...
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15 Comments · Blog

Ditto: once high-tech, now a cultural artifact

March 1, 2014
Can you guess what these students are doing? If you're in the Baby Boomer generation, you know. They're inhaling the aroma of a fresh ditto handout. Nothing smelled...
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Turning the page, saying goodbye

February 28, 2014
It was the late 1980s, before Starbucks, and before Borders and Barnes and Noble. A girlfriend and I spent quite a bit of time in Capitola and I became acquainted with...
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Three lies we tell ourselves

February 27, 2014
Crazy and insidious, that's what they are, those lies we tell ourselves. The things that get in the way of living fully and joyously. 1. I'm not good enough.  What's...
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19 Comments · Soul School

Is heaven a spiritual country club?

February 26, 2014
Religions are divisive and quarrelsome. They are a form of oneupmanship because they depend upon separating the “saved” from the “damned,” the true believers...
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22 Comments · Soul School

3 reasons why online dating is better than traditional dati

February 25, 2014
My fate in life seems to be helping women around my age navigate the online dating world.  And here's the one secret I always reveal to them. It. is. so. much. fun. I'm...
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Snow, ice & Currier & Ives

February 24, 2014
Snow.  That scene's  idyllic, isn't it? The snow looks so soft and fluffy. But when you've had so much of it, the charm dissipates a bit.  That's what my...
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18 Comments · Travel

The height of pleasure: a bookgasm

February 23, 2014
Isn't a book group actually a party? That's what I think, anyway.  The truth is I'd much rather read a book than attend a party. By a long shot. And I've always been...
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The joy of anticipation

February 22, 2014
    I'm a big fan of anticipation.  Those months, weeks, days, hours and then minutes before something fun happens. "About to happen" is almost as much fun as...
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