Don’t let toxic masculinity (and CTE) destroy your so

May 31, 2023
An impactful piece on chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE in the Washington Post* broke my heart. CTE is a fatal brain disease associated with repeated...
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6 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Farmer Wants Wife… in Australia??

May 23, 2023
farmer-wants-wife
Who knew that an ad for Farmer Wants Wife. (in the bush, no less), would be so attractive! But the new show, Farmer Wants A Wife has proven quite popular. And...
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12 Comments · Blog, Opinion

The greatest unreality show on earth

May 19, 2023
unreality
Opinions are like a$$holes...everybody's got one.  That saying's been around for a long time, but it's never been more true than it is today, in the age of social...
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14 Comments · Blog, Opinion

What are your thoughts on the Coronation?

May 7, 2023
coronation
The connection with history was hard to miss during the Coronation of King Charles III. Some version of this ceremony has happened for many, many centuries in Great...
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13 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Why I love a good fairytale

May 4, 2023
fairytale
How sad was I that the PBS television show, Sanditon, ended with its third season? Very sad. So sad I almost cried. From an unfinished novel by Jane Austen, the story...
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4 Comments · Blog, Opinion

How we’ve failed to meet the promise

April 18, 2023
failed
While visiting my nephews in Washington, DC I visited the new-ish Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. I wanted to to remember an ex-boyfriend, now dead, who was the...
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6 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Soul School, Spirituality

Should I delay taking social Security or take it early?

April 11, 2023
wait-to-take-social-security
I know plenty of people who decided they were tired of working and took Social Security as soon as they were eligible--age 62. But is it the smartest...
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12 Comments · Blog, Opinion

“We’ve gone as far as we can go…”

March 30, 2023
gun-laws
"We've gone as far as we can go on gun laws.  Thoughts and prayers:" Covenant School Thurston High School Columbine High School Heritage High School Deming...
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16 Comments · Opinion

Why Hawai’i is no country for old men

March 3, 2023
no-country-for-old-men
  Maui is our fantasy. The vibe is perfection. We daydream about living in the peace and tranquility of this beautiful island. So we try to visit at least...
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30 Comments · Opinion, Travel

Why don’t we give it a rest?

February 13, 2023
poke-the-bear
Are you tempted to poke the bear on social media, sometimes? The need--the right, even--to comment on everything that goes on, regardless of how much (or how...
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8 Comments · Blog, Opinion

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