What you need to know before you book that cruise: a Viking...

July 19, 2023
Viking-cruise-review
So I'll admit it: we are fans of Viking cruises. We think they're the best deal around for the highest quality cruise experience. And this Viking cruise review...
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13 Comments · Reviews, Travel

Best! Ride! Ever!

April 21, 2023
ride
We were in D.C. with our nephews, who'd called for a ride to take us out for the evening. There were five of us, requiring a big SUV. One pulled up. As I climbed...
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21 Comments · Blog, Reviews, Travel

How I became a car guy

February 27, 2023
car-guy
I am a car guy. Or, more accurately, I am an unlikely car guy. I can't explain how an internal combustion engine works. I can't replace brake calipers or a...
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17 Comments · Blog, Reviews

Institutional gaslighting: The way it works

December 19, 2022
Harry-Meghan
You may or may not know that I had a 30+ year career in public relations, much of it involving high profile people or public companies seeking positive media...
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18 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Reviews

The gold-burnished real reality

December 6, 2022
reality
Like an anthropologist, I have watched the "Real" Housewives for insight into worlds I know very little about. And for a while, in the early days, that very strange...
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6 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Reviews

Check out these unique & wonderful holiday gift ideas

November 4, 2022
unique-gifts
'Tis the season for gift giving and if you're seeking unique gift ideas, I've got some that are sure to please. Lily Lark parasols and fans I've had a Lily-Lark...
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12 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog, Inspiration, Reviews

How to survive–and thrive–when life hands you o...

March 5, 2022
mother
If you've reached any adult age at all, you've either seen or experienced how life can turn in the blink of an eye. One moment, and everything has changed. How to...
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7 Comments · Reviews, Writing

How reality shows are really a form of social anthropology

November 30, 2021
Sitting here watching The Hills: New Beginnings I realize that I really AM kind of a social anthropologist. I'm looking at these impossibly beautiful people in an...
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13 Comments · Blog, Reviews

Spring-summer reading list

May 10, 2021
summer-reading-list
It's not exactly time for summer beach reads, but if you're looking for something new and different....here's what some of my friends and social media friends are...
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15 Comments · Blog, Reviews

How to find perspective on the pandemic: adapt or die

April 12, 2021
adapt
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. ~Charles Darwin Congratulations! A year...
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9 Comments · Blog, Reviews

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