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...

Best words to live by

March 29, 2016
Seriously. Is there any other way to live? Oh sure, add in "do some kindness." Or stuff like that. But really, don't hurt anyone and don't take shi* of anyone? It's...

Don’t worry. But have an advance directive.

March 28, 2016
"I don't think it's anything to be concerned about," said my doctor the other day, when I asked about something during a routine visit.  "You're perfectly...

Be patient with love

March 27, 2016

Culture break

March 26, 2016
Wandering around San Francisco's Union Square the other day, these pieces caught my eye. The artist is Fortune Sitole. They're scenes from South Africa. The artist aims...

When an unexpected job loss strikes…

March 25, 2016
If you're just starting in your career, midway through it or even in the waning years, there's good advice in this guest post from someone who knows what she's talking...

Why I wish I’d had kids

March 24, 2016
Looking around, I can see that this having kids thing is pretty much a crapshoot.  It hardly ever goes as planned. My hat is off to any and all parents who have had the...

Greeting cards for obscure occasions

March 23, 2016
If there is a 12-step program for people addicted to buying quirky greeting cards, I need to know about it. The kind of funny greeting cards that make me laugh are...

San Francisco: the city of love

March 22, 2016
It's only fitting that, wandering around San Francisco, the city where the Love Generation took hold, I found stores still rockin' the 60s vibe. Yes, yes, I know,...

The trouble with the “isms”

March 21, 2016
It's been 110 years since abolitionist and women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony died in my hometown of Rochester, NY and 168 years since the suffrage movement...

Chance has nothing to do with it

March 20, 2016
I'm back with more words from Edgar Cayce. Yeah, back in that Meditation Room I picked up another scroll and that's it, above. There are a small handful of people who...

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