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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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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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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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...
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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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Understanding ‘mean girl syndrome’

April 21, 2014
Several women in my age group have talked to me recently about people they know who could be considered "mean girls." It's mildly surprising that age is no barrier to...
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People who FU your life

April 20, 2014
My first response to this book title was this: No one else can muck up your life--only you can do that. And that's what I believe. Because any time my life has been...
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