Things I love right now

July 29, 2026
None of this is sponsored--I just like these things and maybe you will, too. So I'm sharing my favorite things. Erasable pens....

Understanding toxic masculinity

July 27, 2026
What is "toxic masculinity?" It’s not an attack on men. Truth is, toxic masculinity isn't about masculinity at all. It's about the unhealthy expectations that...

About fitting in

July 20, 2026
There comes a point—if we’re lucky—when the sometimes exhausting act of fitting in loses its appeal. Well, more acccurately? It becomes impossible. Not...

Use it all up! Here’s how to live fully

July 1, 2026
  There comes a time in life when our bodies begin to whisper (or shout) reminders that mornings are not infinite. Seasons pass more quickly now. Faces in...

The challenges of parenting today

June 29, 2026
I can't think of anything harder than parenting today. I don't have children of my own, but I clearly see the challenges in raising them today. It must feel like like...

Are “feet of clay” really just human flaws?

June 24, 2026
Surprise, surprise. Deepak Chopra was an Epstein buddy. Cesar Chavez raped women and minors. Many big names appear in the files in what seem to be incriminating...

Me, ChatGPT and aging

June 17, 2026
(I knew we had crossed the Rubicon when I read that a guy killed his girlfriend, then asked ChatGPT to help with an alibi. He conversed with Chat GPT over a period...

Let us remember it, every moment

June 15, 2026
No one in these senior years is immune to thoughts that attempt to make meaning of the lives we've lived. And as usual, a recent episode of the television show, Call...

Summer Fun: Beyond the Usual

June 3, 2026
I love summer, don’t you? The longer days, the sunshine, and maybe childhood memories of endless lazy afternoons that just invite us to play.This summer, why not...

An easy antidote for these difficult times

May 25, 2026
I don't have to tell you these are troubling times--it's obvious. People are suffering, electeds are acting against their constituent's best interests and the whole...

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