Sundry stories… picks for sharing.
10 Tips On Teens (And Lessons Learned)
He’s grunting in response to my questions, and staring straight ahead. Here we are again, I tell myself. Me, at the wheel. Him, in the passenger seat. Adult annoyance meets adolescent angst, yields one part migraine, two parts morning misery. And where is my kid? The one I raised? I shouldn’t complain. Really. Relatively speaking, […]
Crazy Women
Your kind of crazy? My kind of crazy?
Why We Sometimes Pick a Fight
Fighting, when we don’t mean to.
Guy Talk
Guys and cars. Foreign language, if you ask me…
Feeding Your Spirit
I was browsing the Living section on Huffington Post and came across this: Spiritual Lessons From Wine And Baguettes. How could I bypass so tasty a title? Especially as today is Bastille Day – the French national holiday? And, I confess, I have allowed myself a bit of both this summer – good wine and […]
Healthy or Unhealthy? Cultural Commentary: A Conversation
“Why should my tax dollars pay for your medical care?” she says. Her blue eyes are piercing against her softly tanned skin. Her eyebrows are raised, and her lips pursed in annoyance. At first I think she’s kidding. But she’s not. She is about thirty, and we know each other casually. She’s healthy, single, in […]
Is LOVE A Four Letter Word?
Does the word “LOVE” do more harm than good?
All You Need is “Love, Love, Love”…
When I read about Paul McCartney’s engagement, I shook my head. The article referenced is focused on the fact that there is no pre-nup, and how British and American views differ on that score. And no, Sir Paul hasn’t taken the plunge as many times as the glittering Elizabeth Taylor for example, whose multiple marriages […]
Stressed? Pressed? How Well Does Your Brain Work?
My stomach is knotting, my heart is pounding, pressure is fanning out across my chest. My mouth is dry, my words are sticky. Sometimes, my mind goes blank. Sound familiar? These are just a few of the symptoms we experience when we’re under extreme stress. Oh, not the everyday stuff we all grow accustomed to. […]