F*** the small talk

July 6, 2023
small-talk
Yeah, about the small talk ... But first: I've been known to drop the F bomb from time to time, but far less now than in years past. There's so much jarring...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

Would you bet it all on blonde?

July 2, 2023
bet-it-all-on-blonde
Madly searching for something to get me to sleep as I rocked and rolled on the choppy Arctic Sea, Erika Girardi of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills came to mind. I...
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Leave a Comment · Blog, Opinion

How the age of political correctness is not aging well

June 6, 2023
political-correctness
It is entirely possible to have questions about the performance of a woman of color in an elected office. Even when our politics are left of center. So do not...
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8 Comments · Blog, Opinion

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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10 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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13 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

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