Bloom where you’re planted, no excuses

April 2, 2014
A number of bougainvillea bloom in our yard, or try to, anyway. Some bloom more than others. One stays green but refuses to bloom. But this winter was a cold one and it...
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The best April Fool’s Day hoax ever

April 1, 2014
  I'm dying to know what the best April Fool's hoax you ever saw was.   Was it a trick you played on someone else? Or did you fall prey to a clever hoax?   If you've...
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Jeff Brown on others’ baggage

March 30, 2014
These look pretty, don't they? But what if they weigh a ton? Without the ability to roll, they'd be a bitch to carry. What if they're not yours to carry?And what all...
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Love blindness and suicide

March 27, 2014
Love’s got to stop somewhere short of suicide. ~from the book "Dodsworth"  said by a man who finally left a bad marriage Remember those dark days of angst-filled...
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The disturbing Malaysian air mystery

March 26, 2014
     My heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones in the horrific and mysterious Malaysia Airlines tragedy.  Watching some of the coverage made me remember...
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Good fences, good neighbors

March 24, 2014
I'm a pretty quiet and unassuming neighbor. Always have been.  Business took me out of town for long stretches of time when I worked and even at home I was never one...
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Why women don’t succeed in business

March 23, 2014
We can talk all we like about leaning in, leaning back, not leaning at all or any other concept that purports to understand why women aren't better represented at...
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Accepting the new reality: a generation in denial

March 21, 2014
The hunt for the mythical Fountain of Youth didn't die with Ponce de Leon. It's still alive and well. Just look around. Desperate attempts to look younger are...
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A snarky take on writing.

March 19, 2014
We writers do shed our lifeblood on the page, it's very true. We suffer over every word, we think we're inadequate, we don't like others to see our work until it's...
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Take my advice. I’m not using it.

March 16, 2014
If I had one piece of relationship advice for young women, this would be it. Years ago I was in a serious relationship with a man who continually crossed boundaries he...
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