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...

Hope the chicken doesn’t cross the road

May 26, 2010
There's always a lot of commotion generated by the people who live kitty-corner behind us. We have a good view of their yard from the big window in our stairwell and...

Could you tell a soldier to die for a lie?

May 26, 2010
I have an ongoing discussion with a friend who thinks I should give equal time to the opposing viewpoint when I blog my political rants and opinions.The FCC requires...

No more writer’s block

May 26, 2010
Finally! After days of fear, doubt and uncertainty, I have a draft essay I'm comfortable with.The logjam broke just after I did the free-writing exercise, wrote the...

F— the Universe

May 25, 2010
I am stuck on something I'm trying to write.Tired of my struggle with writer's block, I reached out for support to two talented, experienced writers and got great...

Of missing pieces

May 25, 2010
For those of you who don't like Grey's Anatomy, how about The Pretender? Here's my all-time favorite singer-songwriter-poet, Jackson Browne, with David Lindley on...

Sanctuary; death & all his friends

May 25, 2010
Grey's Anatomy is the best TV show ever. I mean it. M. and I have gotten attached to the characters and that only happens when a show is well-written and well-acted.The...

Not levitating

May 25, 2010
I promise you he is not levitating, nor is he...

Walk a mile in these babies

May 24, 2010
Comfortable shoes, that's what we want as we get older. No longer willing to put up with pinched toes in pointy shoes or crippling ourselves in much-too-high heels,...

Flustrated

May 23, 2010
I am writing easily, prolifically and badly today.The essay I'm working on now has three different versions, all equally bad.I am flustrated. (Flustered +...

Make me a channel of your peace

May 23, 2010
Several of you have asked how surgery went for my fellow blogger, Stephanie. Her husband reported that after a 14-hour procedure, she is doing well. The doctors...

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