When our cultural icons die

September 7, 2026
cultural-icons
As I write this we’ve just lost both Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem, two women who helped shape our generation. Why do I feel such grief? It hits differently when a cultural icon dies. The grief can seem strangely disproportionate to the relationship we actually had with them. We had...
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4 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion, Spirituality

Helping a friend through gray divorce

July 14, 2015
gray-divorce
Some of us get a little squirrelly when a friend's long-term marriage ends.  It's called "gray divorce" and if ever our friend needed our support, it's during this...
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All the reasons

July 13, 2015
I come from a long line of fearful people, the kind who could give you all the reasons why NOT to do something and none of the reasons why they should. They knew why...
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Makeup trends: what’s old is new again

July 12, 2015
I love the fashion and beauty industries. There really is very little new in either, just a recycling of old fashion and makeup trends that were once fresh and new. So I...
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12 Comments · Blog, Stylin'

The hissing of summer lawns

July 11, 2015
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It's only 8am but the sun beats down hard from a deep blue sky, belying the thermometer, which reads 67 degrees. We're walking Riley before the heat of the day takes...
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How to die

July 10, 2015
 Dying is one of the ceremonies of life. - Ram Dass Most of us run from the idea of death as if it were the devil itself. But as we age, we can't escape the thought...
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35 Comments · Blog, Soul School

Waiting for a sign

July 9, 2015
The prestigious Commonwealth Club of California, which touts itself as the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum and has played host to such luminaries as...
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The best of Gore Vidal

July 8, 2015
If you have never read anything by writer Gore Vidal and you enjoy incisive, witty writing, do a little search and find at least one of his many books that sounds...
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Delicious, easy grilled salmon

July 7, 2015
It's really not so hard to eat healthy, and it's pleasurable, too.  When I saw King salmon on sale the other day I had an idea for a delicious, easy grilled salmon...
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17 Comments · Blog, Recipes

Vintage couture in the 20th century

July 6, 2015
Gorgeous gowns and couture going back 100 years are part of a collection borrowed from the Brooklyn Museum of Art that's closing soon at the Legion of Honor Museum in...
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37 Comments · Blog, Stylin'

Brain fitness at any age

July 5, 2015
The brain's a bit of a mystery, and these days, so are such things as where we put our keys, the right word and myriad other things. It's as if --after a lifetime of...
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