You’re poking around on Facebook posting this or that and glancing in spite of yourself at the assortment of ads that compete for your attention. And then you see it: Find out if you qualify for the prestigious Who’s Who 2012 Registry of Distinguished Female Executives and Professionals… While the term “distinguished” conjures images of […]
Orientation
Orientation. Sounds simple. But when life events shake things up…
54-Year Old Writer, 86-Year Old Painter, 31-Year Old Cutie: Action Update
Some months back, after reading Barbara Hannah Grufferman’s column on women using their anger to good ends, I wrote a post daring you – and myself – to stand up and speak out when faced with social injustice. And I dared you to do more than that. To pick something, and act on it. I’ve […]
Contemplating. . . This, That. . . And The French
I am contemplating the need to sweep my small deck which is covered in a carpet of pine needles, and a few scattered golden leaves. I am contemplating a walk in the sunshine though it is cold, and the necessity of sticking to a brisk pace. I am contemplating a surprise dinner last evening – […]
The Plague
From The Plague, by Albert Camus: I see no need to dwell on the manner of loving in our town. The men and women consume each other rapidly in what is called ‘the act of love’, or else settle down to a mild habit of conjugality… for lack of time and thinking, people have to […]
We May Not Live By Bread Alone, But. . .
Thick, freshly baked artisan bread, filled with whole grains and seeds, a slight taste of honey, nothing artificial – and so much more satisfying than the packaged wheat I used to purchase, that now tastes – to me – like cardboard. Organically grown red potatoes, organically grown Roma tomatoes, organically grown red leaf, and spinach, […]
Can You Name Your Demons?
We all have anxieties, regrets, fears – and often we blame ourselves for events we may not cause, or events in which we share responsibility, but are too quick to own it in entirety. We take comfort in telling ourselves that if we acted differently, things might have turned out differently. It’s difficult to accept […]
Hope Floats
It is a Sandra Bullock movie released in 1998 – Hope Floats – with a predictable plot, but not without its charms. A married mother of a young daughter finds out hubby is cheating and he wants out. As the divorce proceeds, she takes her child and heads home to a small Texas town, where […]
Healthcare: Headache or Heartache?
Anyone see the New York Times yesterday? A new study shows that health care costs for family coverage have risen 9% for employers in the past year. Concerned about that? Concerned if you’re working and covered? If you’re working and not covered? If you’re looking for work? What about your friends and family that may […]
Pills, Panic, and Problem Prescriptions
Squiggles on a paper, dashed off by the doctor and, miraculously, decipherable by the pharmacist. Birth control. Prenatal vitamins. Blood pressure pills. Some 27 million Americans (or more) on antidepressants. I dare say that a large percentage of us are taking a prescription for something, and we count on its effectiveness. We routinely pick up […]