Are “feet of clay” really just human flaws?

June 24, 2026
Surprise, surprise. Deepak Chopra was an Epstein buddy. Cesar Chavez raped women and minors. Many big names appear in the files in what seem to be incriminating ways. Powerful men and yes, women, too, overlooked, ignored or even took part in nefarious activities. Horrific things happened....

Struggling to retire

October 9, 2015
More than ever before, I see our generation struggling with retirement: questions of when to retire and how are front and center for at least a dozen people I know. Many...

How to get your grown kid to leave home

October 8, 2015
Ok, parents, this one's for you.  Well, it's for you if any of these questions resonate: Is your grown child over age 21 still living at home, even though he or she...

Where did Christianity go wrong?

October 7, 2015
These represent how Jesus Christ lived and and by example, what he taught his followers. These are, in fact, the central tenets of the Christian faith. And yet, we see...

Women, insecurity and sage bodybuilders

October 6, 2015
More than a population-proportionate number of Boomers were in the gym at 7:45am, working to stave off the effects of aging with their younger, fitter, and far more...

Moving West: the cat’s in the kettle

October 5, 2015
This is almost, but not quite, the last chapter in the saga of a move we made in 2000. If you'd like to read it from the beginning, the links to earlier chapters are...

If you smell something…

October 4, 2015
We're in the long lead-up to our next presidential election and the bullsh-t has begun to fly.  Presidents are skillful slingers of the cow patty; consider how Bush...

Best chocolate chip cookie recipe

October 3, 2015
I've tasted a chocolate chip cookie or two in my time--they're my all-time favorite cookie, but only home made. No question that Toll-House has a very good chocolate...

Autumn in Santa Fe

October 2, 2015
We started planning this a year ago, and finally, the day has come: we're on our way today to Santa Fe, NM, where we'll spend the entire month of October.  Fall in...

Bring jobs back to America?

October 1, 2015
I can't hold back any longer.  There is nothing more specious as this rah-rah belief that Donald Trump and his business (ahem) skills will bring jobs back to America....

The world keeps turning

September 30, 2015
We Boomer women on the leading edge of the generation came up at a time when women were just beginning to understand the power of showing men their minds. Conventional...

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