Five things I learned in therapy

September 16, 2026
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I'm a believer in therapy. Real therapy. With a good therapist. (Not all therapists are good.) Why do I believe in it? Therapy teaches us how to understand the life we're actually living—and how to stop making the same painful mistakes. (If we choose to. Some of us just love to keep the old...
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Martinis & manicures

March 2, 2011
I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, After four, I'm under my host.-Dorothy Parker Back in the day, I had gel nails. Every...
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Master of the parting shot

March 1, 2011
One of my writer-friends is a master of dialogue.A few days ago as I was leaving, she staged a final scene worthy of Scarlett O'Hara. She delivered a parting line,...
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Mothers and daughters

February 28, 2011
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Older people are not plump babies

February 28, 2011
Maybe it's a sign of aging, but in recent years I've been attuned to and offended by the way some younger people infantilize older people.I hear it all the time. ...
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The genius of Robert Mapplethorpe

February 27, 2011
I was thrilled to have a chance recently to see the Mapplethorpe portraits at the San Jose Museum of Art. As I studied the stunning black and whites at length, I saw...
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California: cold weather & a geography lesson

February 26, 2011
We're heading north this morning for an overnight road trip and it's going to be cold!Snow, even, at pretty low elevations.Although nowhere near the amounts we're used...
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The Rilester and his fleece.

February 25, 2011
My little love muffin loves him some fleece and has gotten attached to the backrest I use for reading in bed. {Yes, I know it's very college dorm-ish, but it's comfy.} ...
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Life’s short; don’t wait

February 25, 2011
The tragedy of life is notthat it ends so soon, but that we wait so longto begin it.-...
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Mormon moms in their secret moments

February 24, 2011
I'm not sure why it seems such a stretch that a woman who's young, atheist and feminist is addicted to Mormon mommy blogs.{A blog written by one such young...
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Apple shareholder proposal fails, thank God & Steve Job

February 23, 2011
You have to excuse me. But I really am not sure what exactly Apple shareholders wanted in their bid to find out more about a succession plan for Steve Jobs.I didn't...
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