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....

Big Pharma, bad pharma

September 7, 2013
Why didn't I know about the film, The Constant Gardener (2005) before now?  I happened to catch it on cable and was blown away by how good it was and that I'd somehow...

The first signs of fall

September 6, 2013
The morning was warm and the dogs were panting a bit on our walk. It was still August -- not even the first sign of cooler weather -- so I was surprised to see a small...

Selfies & social media: “it’s all about me...

September 5, 2013
Sometimes it gets to be more than a bit too much. Every single day I open my Facebook page and see at least one and often more than one brand new flattering photo of...

“If it sounds like writing, rewrite it”

September 4, 2013
Authors collectively, that's what a Worship of Writers is. When I saw that wrapping paper I had to follow the alphabet all the way to the end to find out what we...

Let the past nurture the future

September 3, 2013
... the past is compost for the seeds of new stories... ~Oriah Mountain Dreamer Oriah is an inspirational writer who gets to the heart of things, literally.  She...

Fountains of wisdom, we are

September 2, 2013
This is so seriously true I bow before it.  Each one of us possesses a fountain of wisdom, but so many believe that some other fountain has better water. It's all the...

The gifts of love, light + happiness

September 1, 2013
It's been a big year for me.  2013 has been a year of forgiveness, a year in which I've learned to come to terms with what is and what will never be. It's a year in...

Worst ageist headline ever

August 31, 2013
Health and Beauty Deals to Combat the Cruel Effects of Time: that's the headline. This is NOT the way to get REAL women to buy. The "cruel effects of time?" By...

Visiting Santa Fe for sage & spirituality

August 30, 2013
When we booked a week in Santa Fe, it seemed so for off in the distance, and yet, here we are, only a month away. I'm....excited! I remember my very first trip to Santa...

It’s just a car

August 29, 2013
Draft essay, unfinished, written in the summer of 2002: I drove my brand new BMW to the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur yesterday. There was something anachronistic...

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