When our cultural icons die

September 7, 2026
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...

Popular destinations today

September 17, 2014
What are the most popular destinations? What if I were to ask you what you thought the most popular destinations are? Would you guess Paris? London? Bali?...

What do women want in a relationship?

September 16, 2014
Pull up a chair, pour a glass and let's get right to it, because this is the kind of discussion best had around a table with something wet and wild. I SWORE I wasn't...

A new study shows

September 15, 2014
A new study shows that anti-anxiety and sleeping drugs are linked to Alzheimer's disease. The types of drugs that might increase risk are benzodiazepines — aka drugs...

Forgive them anyway

September 14, 2014
Do it Anyway, an Inspirational Poem by Kent Keith and popularized by Mother Teresa People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them...

Fox’s Utopia nowhere near a perfect society

September 13, 2014
I'm a big fan of social experiments, so one of my most fun classroom activities in the college business classes I taught--on teamwork-- involved having the class work as...

Just trust

September 12, 2014
To a young woman I love and admire: Trust. The world is hard to navigate sometimes and some of the hills can really sap your strength. Just trust that the highest...

10 things I’ve learned from social media

September 11, 2014
Here are 10 things I've learned from social media. Well, actually, I've learned a lot more from social media than these 10 items, but these 10 somehow stand out because...

To Ray Rice’s wife: stop domestic violence

September 10, 2014
Stop Domestic Violence, Mrs. Rice. When a professional football player cold-cocks a woman, that is not "mutual combat." It's not acceptable, either. Your public...

Misery loves company

September 9, 2014
Misery loves company? I don't buy it. I can't thing of anything less appealing than spending time talking about the various things that go wrong in our lives. If...

Doing unto others

September 8, 2014
The Golden Rule--doing unto others as you would have them do to you-- is a major tenet of Christianity. It is quoted all the time. But how often is it practiced?...

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