Holidays are supposed to be “free” days that you spend doing something wonderful, right? Well, not for me. I find myself terrified by past experiences where stereotypical female skills were…
Laugh Me a Rivers
The news about Joan Rivers’ medically induced coma makes me sad. Perhaps there is a part of me that hopes somebody, anybody, will outrun illness and death. That Betty White will be accepting…
Do I Still Have the Energy for a Feminism Reboot?
I have been discouraged as of late by young girls who hate the word “feminism.” Apparently, when they hear that word they see their mothers and grandmothers burning bras, and…
Got the Menopausal Blues? Listen to this Bird!
I woke up after a night of sweating that a high school wrestler would envy, only to realize that I had gained several pounds. I got out of bed to get…
Some Life Events Seem So Much More Beautiful in Retrospect
I love the power of rose-colored glasses. You know, when we sit in our mental rocking chairs and look back over a time in our lives without remembering any of…
