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House of Mirth
When your father calls (excitedly) to tell you he’s bought you a cemetery plot, you have been given a gift of great material. But a love of life? I-don’t-think-so. After many decades of coffin talk with my Freudian shaman, I made the decision I would create a virtual house of mirth. And open my doors [...]
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We Are Not That Busy
Does this sound familiar? You bump into a friend, ask her how she’s doing and she says…”I’m so busy.” Now she’s going to riffle through her calendar and bring you up to date on everything lest you miss the point she’s a whirling dervish of excitement galore. (Feign interest while counting the white shirts in [...]
Read more...Table For One, Please
There comes a time in every grown-up’s life when they must eat alone. In a restaurant. Things happen: You get canceled at the last minute. You’re shopping for some clothes, suddenly feel faint at the exorbitant prices, and notice there’s an adorable cafe on the 7th floor of the department store that offers enticing salads [...]
Read more...What a Gal, What a Gal, What a Life!
If you know Bootsie, consider yourself very, very lucky. I only know Bootsie from the stories her darling sister MoJo shares with me. Every tidbit is so adorable that I keep promising myself I’m going to write about Bootsie. So here goes: Bootsie is in her seventh inning (Texas ladies don’t talk about their age). [...]
Read more...Does Someone You Know Suffer….
… from the symptoms of PAA? This disease is frequently undiagnosed but it can cause great harm to career, social life, and the shine on shoe toe caps. PAA afflicts one out of every seven people. It’s been compared to chicken pox — wildly contagious and very annoying (to others). The following symptoms may indicate [...]
Read more...Baboons Do It
Chimpanzees do it. Even mice do it. I do it. Do you do it? Do you put your friendships on a silver platter? Are your relationships based on mutual admiration and support? According to today’s New York Times, a posse of friends is not only fun but essential to our defense system. A friend can [...]
Read more...Doctor, Do More Charm
If you think I’m going to rant about the doctors who have agreed to insert a feeding tube up a woman’s nose in order to help her lose weight for her wedding, you will be sadly mistaken. And the rascals or rather plastic surgeons who agree to turn a woman into a pizza pie face [...]
Read more...Yo, Boss!
Yes, you. You’re the boss. Okay, fine. You have a manager/supervisor/neurotic mess of a leader who has the power to seal your fate but you is the boss (sic). You are the boss of your attitude. You have lots of options. You can get up early in the morning, answer a few emails, and prepare [...]
Read more...What Is Your ‘Rubber Band?’
I cannot lie. I’m a tad obsessive. I shop at three different supermarkets. #1 has superb Honey Crisp apples. #2 has the freshest kale, strawberries, clementines, dried fruit, and coffee beans. And #3 is where I buy my paper goods and cleaning products. Only one supermarket has earned my undying loyalty and that’s #2. The [...]
Read more...The Echo Chamber
HE lived in a tightly-controlled echo chamber. HE was surrounded by yes-men (and his mother) who were dedicated to doing what he wanted. They were, in fact, his secret enemies. HE was superb at self-congratulation. No one ever spoke the truth to HIM for fear it would set him off. HE needed to use mouthwash [...]
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