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....

It’s National Masturbation Month

May 7, 2014
Let's pretend he's our age. But if you're younger: In the interests of equal opportunity: or this one I try to acknowledge the month every year. If you'd like...

Capitalizing on our paranoia

May 6, 2014
The thing about capitalism is that entrepreneurs can and will monetize just about everything. Including our paranoia.  That's the beauty of our system. The Skymall...

Easy, healthy lemon chicken

May 5, 2014
Walking Riley the other day, I caught a glimpse of one of our lemon trees, heavy with fruit. Oh, the taste of a lemon right off the tree!  I asked M to pick a few and...

Port, crystal and — crystal blue persuasion

May 4, 2014
"What kind of glasses should we serve the port in?" I asked my husband the other day. We were having a few friends over for after dinner cheese, chocolate and port, and...

Guilt-free zone

May 3, 2014
It's a Saturday. My To-Do list waits expectantly on my desk, pen nearby and ready to cross out my accomplishments.  But really, I feel like doing nothing. Nothing at...

Imitation: not the sincerest form of flattery

May 2, 2014
Ignore that saying about the "sincerest form of flattery."  Imitation is, simply, IMITATION. Copying someone else. How could that be a good thing? Imitating is...

Who will be left to speak for you?

May 1, 2014
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist...Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a...

Could it be perimenopause?

April 30, 2014
I remember when I started getting night sweats in my 40s. It was the AIDS era and I was sure that was the source of my nighttime condition. A few years later I noticed...

No-wrinkle Wednesday

April 29, 2014
Oh, it's not Wednesday? That's ok. It still applies. If I've heard it once, I've heard it a million times. "You're 62??  What do you use on your skin? You have no...

Stand in your solitude. At least for five minutes.

April 28, 2014
To my darling and beloved sisters who think they need a man to become empowered, I just want to say this: You can empower yourself. And you SHOULD empower...

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