Walking medical miracles, that’s what we are

September 2, 2026
Thirty years ago most people my age might be dead. 40 years ago, they would be. It's a miracle that so many of us are still walking around. Pacemakers.  Ablations.  Fake knees, hips, shoulders.  Chemo. radiation. And men seem to have a harder time than women, maybe because they spent...

Another morning in America

April 8, 2016
It's 4:30am and the house is still. Outside, there's no sign of the light that will creep across the sky in just over an hour. The coffee is made and I'm in my office...

A kiss isn’t just a kiss

April 7, 2016
Ancient lovers had some romantic thoughts....they believed that the spirit was carried in the breath and that's how kissing united souls. I can't say that they're...

Golly gumdrops!

April 6, 2016
Have you ever exerted yourself so hard in the gym you can't even believe how much it took out of you? It doesn't exactly hurt (ok, sometimes it does) but you've...

Oscar… Oscar de la Renta, that is

April 5, 2016
Oscar de la Renta died in 2014, but left an amazing and varied body of work. His fashions ranged from simple and elegant to over-the-top costumey to frothy, feminine...

Change is good

April 4, 2016
I've got an addiction. It's to this site and filling this space every single day of every single year. I've been doing it for a long time now, and it's become...

The secret to love

April 3, 2016

Unfulfilled promise

April 2, 2016
I want to know what became of the changes we waited for love to bring. -Jackson Browne/The Pretender "I want to know what became of the changes we waited for love to...

Gorgeous 7-free spring colors

April 1, 2016
You probably can't pronounce them--I can't, either--but if you're any kind of cosmetic junkie, you've probably heard about the seven toxic chemicals usually found in...

Where the boys are

March 31, 2016
It was 1960 when Connie Francis was signed for the film, Where the Boys Are, a movie that marked the end of the innocence of youth, 1950s style. The plaintive...

Heart-Mind -Soul’s new look

March 30, 2016
    Yep. A new look for the site. I wonder if I could ask you a favor: would you navigate around and let me know what you think? Or if you encounter any...

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