The boring lives of suburban wives

September 9, 2026
If there were a category for "most boring reality show, The Double Lives of Suburban Wives would win, hands down. I don't watch ALL reality programming featuring women. But I have been a fan of the various Bravo "housewives" franchises, which enticed me to watch a few episodes of this show (on...

No joke

April 26, 2012
Postsecret.com Another one of those life...

The courage to keep dancing

April 25, 2012
Sit in a chemotherapy infusion center for 45 minutes and you more deeply understand the meaning of courage. Prayers come to mind without thinking.My friend tolerates...

Not for sissies

April 24, 2012
When I got back from my restful writing retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains a few months ago, I noticed a rash above my breast.Could they be bedbug bites? Maybe spider...

Fill your bowl with roses today

April 24, 2012
  Fill your bowl with roses: the bowl, too, have of crystal. Sit at the western window. Take the sun Between your hands like a ball of flaming...

Monkeying around with macaques in Morocco

April 24, 2012
I know. The title was irresistible. So there we were on the way to the Sahara when we came across this sight. They're macaques, the most widespread kind of...

A slave to the kitchen

April 23, 2012
Our company Saturday night enjoyed an authentic Moroccan dinner.Pictures? you ask?  No time. Dinner was labor-intensive. In fact, we counted 25 person-hours to make...

It’s the planet’s day

April 22, 2012
The beauty that is nature brings us so much joy, I just couldn't let Earth Day 2012 pass without appreciating our earth. And of course, we shouldn't forget to...

About bad days

April 22, 2012
A bad day.Boy, has that definition changed for me.Here’s what I believe: if you can do something about it, if you can do something to change it, it’s not a bad...

mani

April 21, 2012
Hotel Valencia lounge balcony.An icy cold cosmo and a bottle of fun Butter polish I found in Seattle last year.Butter polish is 3-Free: no horrible chemicals. Years...

Getting ready for Earth Day

April 21, 2012
Indian Blessing Let us walk softly on the Earth with all living beings great and smallremembering as we go,one God kind and wise created all.When we admire the beauty...

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