Still stylish vintage shoes

July 17, 2015
Like any fashion, shoe styles come back, something that was evident at a recent vintage couture exhibition at the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco. I blogged...

Time, space + an open mind

July 16, 2015
True since time immemorial.The greatest minds of our existence have been mocked, disparaged, discredited for their discoveries and theories, until they were proven...

Learning to love certainty

July 15, 2015
There was a time that I didn't like the idea of certainty. It was....boring. I preferred by far not knowing what was around the next corner. Surprises thrilled me....

Helping a friend through gray divorce

July 14, 2015
Some of us get a little squirrelly when a friend's long-term marriage ends.  It's called "gray divorce" and if ever our friend needed our support, it's during this...

All the reasons

July 13, 2015
I come from a long line of fearful people, the kind who could give you all the reasons why NOT to do something and none of the reasons why they should. They knew why...

Makeup trends: what’s old is new again

July 12, 2015
I love the fashion and beauty industries. There really is very little new in either, just a recycling of old fashion and makeup trends that were once fresh and new. So I...

The hissing of summer lawns

July 11, 2015
It's only 8am but the sun beats down hard from a deep blue sky, belying the thermometer, which reads 67 degrees. We're walking Riley before the heat of the day takes...

How to die

July 10, 2015
 Dying is one of the ceremonies of life. - Ram Dass Most of us run from the idea of death as if it were the devil itself. But as we age, we can't escape the thought...

Waiting for a sign

July 9, 2015
The prestigious Commonwealth Club of California, which touts itself as the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum and has played host to such luminaries as...

The best of Gore Vidal

July 8, 2015
If you have never read anything by writer Gore Vidal and you enjoy incisive, witty writing, do a little search and find at least one of his many books that sounds...

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