Chipped Demitasse

A chipped demitasse embodies a paradoxical yet peaceful coexistence of beauty, flaws, fragility, frivolity, and strength. It's us, and it's life.

Sunday, May 28, 2017

I'm Menopausal, and This is My Friend, Obese

I like Web MD - usually. I write a health and wellness newsletter, and its upbeat, prevention-focused newsletters perk me up when I hit my...

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Everything You Need to Know about OCD, Scrabble, and Life

One evening, years ago, my friend Lucy's phone rang, and the name showing in the phone's little window was "Ma." I...

Sunday, April 30, 2017

Whine, Wine, Paint, and Tulips

I'm going to one of those wine and paint parties with my friend, Penny. Penny's the one I told you about who was on hold waiting to ...

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Memory Like an Elephant

Some of us are prone to losing things. In my case, the things tend to be my phone, my keys, my car, my credit card. I don't know if wha...

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Mercurochrome and the Mothers of Spring

All hail the Mothers of Spring! They were that fast, fierce, elite team of first responders always on the scene whenever their baby boomer ...

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Sprung

This is the weekend everyone in my neck of the world sprang ahead, meaning we turned our clocks ahead one hour to usher in that harbinger of...

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Sammy Davis, Jr. Went Swimming with My Mother (No He Didn't)

It was a mistake any white four-year-old could make in 1962. When I was four, my mother told me a story about a civil rights activist ...

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