The Internet… Instant Learning For All Things Important?
Behind Closed Doors
By now, whether you’re up on pop culture or not, a fan of Reality TV or not – you’ve heard the sad news of 47-year old businessman Russell Armstrong, whose suicide is being discussed across the Internet. He was the estranged husband of “Real Housewife” of Beverly Hills, Taylor Armstrong, 40, and speculation has been […]
It Is The Struggles
As usual, Motherlode offers food for thought this morning, and in particular, the issue of scaring and scarring other parents with stories of pregnancy, birth, and the early years of raising a child. In other words, we are bombarded with information on everything that can go wrong. Come to think of it, we’re just as […]
It’s Raining Men (Older Men)
More men? More older men? Apparently the traditional age gap is closing. Men are living longer. Isn’t this good news for all of us? All the business of caring for an aging population aside – health care, insurance, pharmaceuticals, retirement communities, financial planning – what could this mean for American society? For our beleaguered employment […]
Do You Actually LIKE The Opposite Sex?
We know we are different. How do we like those differences?
Hard Lessons
The shore line is jagged and the water level lower than I expect. The boat, with no visible damage to my untrained eye, is now docked nearby. The kids are quieter than normal, all six of them, piping up with an occasional joke, but their voices and body language, clearly subdued. The lake is very […]
Battle of the Sexes
Yes, I’m old enough to recall watching the televised match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, back in 1973. Touted as “The Battle of the Sexes” and seemingly a symbol of Woman-Beating-Back-Male-Braggadocio, Billie Jean, then 29, crushed Bobby in three straight sets. He was 55. Looking back, the theatrical aspects and the terminology tossed […]
Life Alone or Life Coupled?
So what’s your preference? Find the woman of your dreams? The man of your dreams? Are you anticipating a rosy romance leading to traditional marriage? Or have you been there, done that – and now prefer your life on your own? Recently on the Huffington Post, I mused on the state of affairs relative to […]
Mothering vs Making Love
It’s been nearly a month since I read the article on Motherlode pitting parenting against passion. Allow me to clarify. Lisa Belkin was following up on “Fear of Flying” author Erica Jong’s recent ruminations on women and sex. Or lack of sex. Among younger women, younger mothers in particular, Ms. Jong notes an apparent lessened […]
Rabbit’s Foot
Thoughts on lucky charms and their powers to reassure.