When it’s okay to be anti
Inconvenient! How Roe v. Wade Changed My Life
Abortion was legalized nationwide by the Supreme Court in the 1973 decision, Roe v. Wade. The court ruled that a state law that banned abortions (except to save the life of the mother) was unconstitutional. A new analysis published by the National Right to Life Committee indicated there have been an estimated 60,069,971 abortions since…
Random Thoughts on Color, Race, and Prejudice
This will probably get me in trouble…
Touched By An Angel
Have you ever met an angel?
The Pepto Bismal House
Who paints a house that shade of pink? I walked by it every day on my way to work. I couldn’t pass it without thinking about its similarity to the noxious liquid my mother made me drink when I had an upset tummy as a child. As if having that thick gunk sliding down my…
Junk Drawers and Jockey Boxes
There was some discussion recently on Facebook about junk drawers. Some unenlightened folks said they had no idea what a junk drawer was. Really? Is this something only us aging folks know about? A junk drawer is that one place in your house, usually the kitchen, where all the little miscellaneous stuff ends up. Rubber…
How to Deal With Disappointment
Now that things have opened up in my state, people are gathering enthusiastically to do the normal things they enjoyed pre-Covid. Restaurants are busy, bars are three-deep, standing room only, and coffee establishments are allowing people to sit and enjoy their favorite brew. Our local coffee house has returned to offering live music one evening…
How to Break Up With Your Hairdresser
Are you one of those women who schedule the next hair appointment the minute you hand your credit card or cash to your hairdresser? Do you record the appointment on your calendar four, six, or eight weeks in the future? Most of us do. We want to make sure to save our space because our…
How to Keep Your Sanity While Caregiving
Are you caring for an aging parent or spouse? Perhaps you are the full-time caregiver of a special-needs child. How do you maintain your equilibrium under the constant demands? We often hear the words ‘self-care.’ You may be asking, “How can I care for myself when all my time and energy are spent on my…
Bad Things Come in 3’s
My grandma, Nini, always told me ‘bad things come in threes.’ Throughout my life, I’ve seen the truth of those words. Just this week, I’m reeling from the news of three different crises. The friend of a work colleague, and one of our customers, was in a horrific motorcycle accident yesterday. He and a utility…