Struggling with insomnia?

June 10, 2026
Oh, to sleep like a baby! Are you (like me) struggling with insomnia? Here’s what can actually help: If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m. wondering why sleep won’t come, you know how discouraging insomnia can be. I hear from so many people—especially women over 50—who say...

Read the fine print

July 13, 2010
VACATION PLANNING"Camping is like being homeless for a week," someone we know commented, and we...

Best advice in the world

July 13, 2010
If you've ever had a sick pet, you've seen a great perspective on life.Almost to the end, a pet wags his or her tail and keeps living. They're happy because they live in...

Perro-medic on duty

July 13, 2010
I scraped my leg pretty badly at my trainer's studio and called home to have M. find gauze and all the fixings.Walked in the door and found this:"Your perro-medic is...

Paper, plastic or totalitarianism?

July 12, 2010
Political lines have become amorphous and permeable.Once we could identify any given action as probably belonging to one school of thought or another.Now? It's up for...

New men’s disease claiming thousands

July 11, 2010

San Francisco in panorama

July 11, 2010
If you're lucky enough to visit the deYoung Museum in San Francisco be sure to take the elevator to the 9th floor observation tower, where you'll have wonderful 360...

Sunday blessings

July 11, 2010

Sisters of Swing

July 11, 2010
Sisters of Swing, the Story of the Andrews Sisters, opened at the Retro Dome tonight and we were there.This song brought back many memories, M. says, as his parents...

Partners in crime

July 11, 2010
As I writer I love lyrics. When they work--combined with music and just the right voice--it's magic. Such is the case with Home, done by David Byrne and Brian Eno.I love...

Orgies are so retro

July 10, 2010
But we love them, nonetheless. It's a video-watching orgy weekend and I always stay up too late.Yesterday it was The Closer. The Deadliest Catch. Hell's Kitchen. The...

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