Courage to make big life changes

April 1, 2011

Hot technology back in the day, now obsolete

April 1, 2011
Technology's come a very long way in my lifetime. So many things that were part of our lives when we were younger are now obsolete. Think about it:Chalkboards now...

Who’s really in charge?

March 31, 2011
Ha ha ha bless your soul You really think you're in control? Crazy by Gnarls BarkleyThere are many reasons why I love this song andthe snippets of its lyrics that...

The writing life

March 29, 2011
I talked incessantly about being a writer and read books about writing and imagined in great detail my life as a writer. I did everything except write... Finally I...

Anticipation & worry: cut from the same cloth

March 29, 2011
Anticipation --the "looking forward to" has always been one of the best parts of anything pleasurable. The planning process makes the event so vivid (at least for...

Ironing jokes

March 28, 2011
Man's fantasy of woman ironing. The reality of woman ironing. Domestic servant ironing a very long time ago when these uniforms were in style. ...

The Zen of ironing

March 27, 2011
No, that's not me. It's not Hillary Clinton, either.The other night I did some ironing. Nothing major: cloth napkins, tablecloths, pillow cases.The hiss of water in...

Writing memoir: it ain’t always pretty

March 26, 2011
So. I'm writing a memoir. It seemed like a good idea. In fact, it's always seemed like a good idea, but now, even more so. My story's too good.Now that I no longer...

Too. Much. Information.

March 25, 2011
Last week I received an online newsletter for Baby Boomers. The lead story had this headline: Warning: the disease no one knows. I was about to click to learn more...

Poem read at Elizabeth Taylor’s funeral

March 25, 2011
This is the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem read by Colin Firth at Elizabeth Taylor's funeral today."Give beauty back to God." It's just perfect. The Leaden Echo And The...

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