Boomer reading

January 28, 2017
boomer
It's that time again: a group of us who love boomer blogging are doing our thing with content that anyone can enjoy--even if you're not a Baby Boomer. Adventures in...
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Dumbing down of America

January 27, 2017
dumbing-down
"I'd kill for my kids," she told me once.  "They've always been my priority." They have nothing to do with her, any longer, though, because she was never their mom:...
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Sizing women’s clothing today

January 26, 2017
clothing-sizes
As a woman of Sicilian descent and the corresponding womanly figure, I have noticed a disturbing trend in women's clothing. It's a lot smaller than it used to be. Not...
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38 Comments · Blog, Stylin'

The blues

January 25, 2017
blues
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Let’s get laughing, why don’t we?

January 23, 2017
laughing
If you're a friend of mine and especially a man, the next time I see you I would just love for you to do this. Just sayin'. I'll let you imagine me laughing. Laughing...
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No hate, no fear

January 22, 2017
no-hate
To my (few) friends who supported Trump: I wish you could have experienced beautiful, loving, supportive, positive, diverse, non-violent and joyful Women's March in San...
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11 Comments · Blog, Soul School

Go dark tomorrow. Strategically.

January 19, 2017
go-dark
When they go to the inauguration, we GO DARK. That's right. Tomorrow from 10 am until 6pm, don't completely turn off your television, but do unplug from the...
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Better than sex (almost)

January 18, 2017
better-than-sex
A great shampoo I'm not sure I like anything better than a great shampoo. I once had a stylist with long, strong fingers with which she massaged and scrubbed my scalp...
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34 Comments · Blog, Dogs

The difficulty of being human

January 17, 2017
hiraeth
A week after I watched his documentary, The Last Man on the Moon, and days after I saw the film, Hidden Figures, astronaut Gene Cernan died. I'm having a hard time...
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35 Comments · Blog, Soul School

Music and changing mores

January 16, 2017
underage
This is a post about Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, the group's 1968 song "Young Girl" and changing mores. I know, what a combination, right? MO-RES is a noun that is...
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