The reflecting pool of friendship

August 24, 2013
More often than not, the people in our life are a reflection of ourselves--our best selves and the parts of us we need to work on. Our best friends can help us know...
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Green manicures and being young at heart

August 22, 2013
Green manicure
I was feeling puckish yesterday, up for some fun, ready for a good time, so with time on my hands I tossed a tiny bottle of pistachio-colored nail polish in my bag and...
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“Old peeps” and I don’t mean the chicks

August 19, 2013
Last semester I sat in on a student project presentation. They identified their target market as "old peeps in retirement homes."  Looking at their shiny, 20-year old...
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Is everyone who writes a writer?

August 17, 2013
“I’m writing a book!” I hear it all the time at parties.  While people wouldn’t dream of suggesting they’d become…well, for example, a...
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Bridging the gaps that separate us

August 16, 2013
Well, ok, here's the thing. Some people may not agree and if you don't, I'd like to hear your respectful disagreement. Read on: We must learn to live together as...
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Vanity Fair meets Moonshiners: a real-life profile

August 15, 2013
Vanity Fair magazine claims to be "a cultural catalyst that drives popular dialogue globally."  I have no idea what that means, but am pretty sure it's not true.  I...
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If it takes bigger breasts to feel better…

August 14, 2013
These beautiful petit fours are a small work of art, aren't they? Just gorgeous.  Fondant helps make any confection a work of art. But, it doesn't taste so good. In...
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What is love?

August 13, 2013
What is love? I've gone round and round with this my whole life. I've had lots of experience with brotherly love, although not with my actual brother: I have it with...
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How to reduce gun violence

August 11, 2013
"We have grown further & further away from civil discourse in this country." How do we stop gun violence? For one, we need a memory longer than the last shooting...
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More rules for life

August 10, 2013
A few simple rules for life. Let's take them one at a time: No whining.    Over the past year, I've had to contend with a few adult whiners. I don't think...
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