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...

How not to feed a dog

July 9, 2014
Yes, he's adorable. But those who know and love him get most tickled by his dinner plate, which gets almost as many comments as his adorableness. In real life, that...

Journeying to shamanism

July 8, 2014
  It can be hard for me to turn off my "observer" and embrace the activity in which I'm involved. Because I really do like to watch and suss out and consider --...

3 reasons people don’t watch video blogs

July 7, 2014
I noticed a provocative blog headline on social media the other day and, since I was interested in the subject, I clicked on it. But when I saw that it was a video--an...

The canary in the mine

July 6, 2014
Miners back in the day would bring a canary into mines. If the canary keeled over, they got the hell out of the mine because that meant the air was toxic. Someone...

Is it money? Or is it manners?

July 5, 2014
Sex is no longer taboo, not when we can read in any newspaper about 12-year-olds having oral sex. Or crazy farmers having relations with their livestock. No, sex has...

What’s the inside of YOUR brain look like?

July 4, 2014
I know. You're tired of red, white and blue posts today. So here's something to keep you entertained for a couple minutes. Promise: no flags, fireworks or parades. No...

Perfect time

July 3, 2014
Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time. Yes, I know this is hard for some to swallow because the Universe has "gifted" them with some tremendous...

Closure ain’t all that

July 2, 2014
Are you one of those people who likes things neatly tied up in perfectly fitting boxes? That's how I used to be. Ambiguity was a horrifying thought. Uncertainty...

Prepare yourself + your pets for the Fourth of July

July 1, 2014
I'm doing my July 4 post early because you KNOW everyone will be blogging about it on "the day".  I thought you might enjoy some older July 4 posts and I wanted them...

Riding bareback

June 30, 2014
I like to do stuff that really gets my heart beating. No, I don't kayak the ocean or climb big mountains. Put my life at risk. You think I'm crazy? Not my thing. I...

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