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...

A working definition of God

June 1, 2010
I'm reading a book written by a woman who is a minister. She says that we spend most of our lives figuring out what belongs in the blank of the following sentence:...

Jewel

June 1, 2010
Dreams last for so long, even after...

Cutest dog in the whole world!

May 31, 2010
Someone just got groomed!Someone's gonna pay for leaving me at the groomer...I know! I'll kill that stuffed flip-flop!I've found doggie-yoga soo relaxing. This position...

Action, not words

May 31, 2010
Testosterone-laden stupidity.That's what war has always seemed to me. Grown men (and now women) bashing each other about for power and control.Taking lives. Hurting...

Real Memorial Day message

May 31, 2010

Letting go

May 31, 2010
To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones, knowing your whole life depends on it; and, when the...

Make mistakes: from Postsecret

May 30, 2010
Mistakes made when we're young are an indication of living life to the fullest, that's what I think. The world is far more forgiving of youthful blunders, slips,...

Playing it safe

May 30, 2010
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.It's called playing it safe.Scroll down for British street artist Banksy's take on...

Leslie Scalapino

May 30, 2010
Poet/playwright/essayist Leslie Scalapino died a couple days ago in Berkeley. She was a language-poet: avant-garde, post-modern. Call it what you will, but it's a genre...

Batshit insane, indeed

May 30, 2010
If you haven't heard, that nut-job Glenn Beck made fun of Malia Obama, the 11-year old daughter of our president. Here it is, embedded at the link...

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