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...

Waiting….

May 23, 2010
My mom's away. I guess I'll just sit in the sun awhile.Maybe a nap.She's on her...

Late off the train

May 22, 2010
The wind is gusting big-time here in Sunnyvale, where I'm getting ready to watch the season finale of Grey's Anatomy on Hulu. I am not looking forward to the carnage...

Cherry Ames, Marcus Welby and life

May 21, 2010
Like many little girls who grew up in the 50s, I wanted to be a nurse.My father was a pediatrician whose days were filled with office hours, house calls and hospital...

Random world epiphany

May 21, 2010

I want to be a Mormon

May 21, 2010
Before I start getting calls from missionaries, let me explain.No, I am NOT a Mormon. Yes, I do watch Big Love. And no, I don't like the whole crazy Mormon polygamist...

We ask for prayers

May 20, 2010
The other day a girlfriend was admiring a miniature shrineto the Virgin Mary that hangs near my front door."If you want results," she said, "pray to Mary. She gets...

Downsizing, upsizing

May 19, 2010

Should you want to cross the line Which way did you want to...

May 19, 2010
Counting down to the Broken Bells concert in San Francisco Friday night. A girlfriend and I are taking the train up to do a little shopping and see one of the first...

It’s only mannerly

May 19, 2010
I'm not sure when good manners became as anachronistic, as, say, picking up a woman's dropped handkerchief.But clearly, manners have a minimal place in our current...

Missing piece

May 18, 2010
Everyone has someone who completes them.I hope you're lucky enough to have found...

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