When dreams die

May 13, 2024
Pardon me, while I grab a tissue to wipe away tears. A lovely couple who have cared for our pups during vacations for more than a decade are leaving the U.S. to move to a small European village. As I write, their goods are being loaded on a container ship and by the time you read this, they...

Back in time with a 1967 Trans Am

February 4, 2024
Just seeing one of these (now) ancient Pontiac Firebird Trans Ams immediately transports me to the late 60s and the teen scene. Seems like all the hot boys had these...

Big Sur: my own Blue Heaven

February 2, 2024
It's funny how inspiration appears out of nowhere. I once wrote a narrative poem called Blue Heaven while sitting at Nepenthe restaurant in Big Sur. Big Sur has...

Un-reality check as a sleep inducer

January 30, 2024
I don't take sleeping pills. So when I can't sleep, I try to find something mindless to send me off to Dreamland and it's usually the women on un-reality show, The...

The slam book of today

January 25, 2024
Remember the slam book? I think of it every time i see someone post this on Facebook: Post this on your timeline and invite people to tell you what they like...

Is reciprocity necessary in relationships?

January 23, 2024
Reciprocity in relationships first came up for me many decades ago. It was then that I realized how every relationship requires balance of some kind. Not all the...

Wait…. Have I become a sports fan?

January 18, 2024
We Boomer women were raised at a time when girls rarely played sports. Oh, maybe field hockey in gym class. But we didn't play any equivalent of Little League. It...

What would you say to your younger self?

January 16, 2024
What if you could talk to your younger self? What would you tell her? I was thinking about that, myself, this morning, and here's what I came up with: Life is an...

Super-healthy, tasty and easy vegetarian meal

January 14, 2024
I'm not totally vegetarian --I enjoy a good steak and other meat from time to time--but I'd say I am about 85 percent meat-free. I just like vegetables. And a tasty...

Blessing same sex marriages IS a big deal

January 12, 2024
The Pope has decreed that Roman Catholic clergy may bless same-sex unions ... but maintains that as far as the Roman Catholic church is concerned, marriage is between a...

The puzzling state of Instagram and TikTok

January 10, 2024
Get ready, I'm about to show my age. Or is it my common sense? You decide. Scrolling through Instagram is a guilty pleasure. My feed is stuffed with cat and dog...

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