Whatever life dishes out, and whatever we can make of it. . .
Posted in Language, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Parenting on Aug 26th, 2010
I am the face of the aftermath of divorce, the aftermath of layoff, the aftermath of defeat. I am the face of invisible illness, of piercing isolation, of daily hide-and-seek.
Would you know me if you saw me?
I am your neighbor, your colleague, your sister; I am the woman who yells at the cashier [...]
Posted in Fashion and Style, Health, Lifestyle, Morning Musing on Aug 24th, 2010
When I was younger, easy fitness options were abundant. I was strong and vibrant, and health clubs were affordable. There were 5-mile hikes for pleasure, and there was disco! Not that I took advantage of dancing for fitness and enjoyment as much as I would have liked. Work was always pressing, and time, in short [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Morning Musing on Aug 20th, 2010
I woke in the middle of the night not feeling well, knowing it was probably nothing but that I’d have to sit it out, and unable to sleep, I decided to do a little reading.
I flipped open my laptop, and found an amazing story on msnbc.com, about Huguette Clark, the reclusive 104-year old heiress who [...]
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Parenting on Aug 3rd, 2010
I should have watched reruns all night. Or old films on cable. But I didn’t. Instead, I tossed and turned, dozed a little, then finally gave up as 4 a.m. approached. I’m a challenged sleeper at best, but last night was rough, even for me.
A typical day
Yesterday was a fairly typical day. In fact, it [...]
Posted in Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Sex on Apr 17th, 2010
What you notice first are weeds. Dandelions about to seed. A tangle of bushes at the base of an old post that holds the white mailbox.
Aging exteriors
Everything is dusted in pollen and overrun, yet it is not altogether unwelcoming. You deem it a place where an elderly widow must reside, living on a fixed income [...]
If I close my eyes to dream, I must fill the empty pages.
If I close my eyes to dream, I journey to Paris, where I am invisible, and I am seen.
I make my way to the Seine, I walk along its quais and through its crowds, wander north, through jostling neighborhoods toward home, and home [...]
Posted in Fashion and Style, Lifestyle, Morning Musing on Feb 27th, 2010
Date night
I’m going out tonight. There. I said it. I’m going out.
I know, I know. Hardly the stuff of News at 11. Except when you’re no longer able to stand by 11. Then it’s news. BIG news. Because how am I ever going to pull this off?
I admit it. These days I don’t go out [...]
Posted in Culture, Language, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Parenting, Relationships on Dec 14th, 2009
Who are you? What are you?
Silly questions? Maybe not. I know who my “dream self” is – and what she does. And then there’s reality. So, when asked who you are or what you are, how do you answer? Is your response automatic and factual, or does it come from a place of self-examination?
Vital statistics
If [...]
Posted in Culture, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Sexual Politics on Jun 26th, 2009
What is it that touches us so deeply when we lose our pop culture icons?
Losing celebrities
Certainly, when celebrities pass away, we grieve the loss of talent. And we grieve for people we grew up wanting to emulate – watching, hearing, and admiring during impressionable years. We are also fascinated by celebrity, with those who lead [...]
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