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The Real Housewives of Charlotte County, A Guest Post by Katy Clark
January 30, 2013
K8edid’s blog is, in her own words, has “not much to say about me, and a whole lot to say about me. I’m pushing fifty (as in “blew past it and pushing farther and farther away”). I’ve been married for 33 years to my best buddy and greatest supporter, affectionately known as Sweet Cheeks. […]
Come Here, Go Away: A guest post by Mimi Krumholz
January 24, 2013
Mimi, the author of Waiting for the Karma Truck, has asked me not to include her words about the karma truck in her bio, here. But, because I am a ten-year-old boy at heart, I am doing exactly that: “What do I want to tell you? I guess the same thing I say to everyone […]
Get Shorty
January 7, 2013
If you are a Boomer, you may have noticed that people your exact height are taller than you. This phenomenon occurs when Boomers continue to believe they are the same height and weight they were when they were in high school or college or the military, and then a random occurrence forces them to be […]
The Way. For Real.
August 28, 2012
Sometimes, marriages, even when they don’t last, give you family that does. My Always Brother-in-law Bob is memorable for many reasons. He plants a mean vegetable garden and rides an even meaner Harley. Bob has a friend who used to be a high-powered sales-rep. He took a year off from his job to do charity […]
Get the Old Off the Road!
June 29, 2012
Getting old is no laughing matter, which is why it is so much fun making jokes about old people. Take driving, for example. As long as one isn’t driving in the same town as an old person, one can get a real chuckle out of the story of 86-year-old Margaret Lazor who drove her station wagon […]
The Hunger-for-Beauty Games Pt3: Redefining Beauty and Aging
June 1, 2012
Most of us passed through early middle age in a blur of child rearing and/or attention to our professional goals. We could have been forgiven for not paying much attention to the aging process. And, unless we were unfortunate enough to go through the dissolution of a marriage and subsequent entry into the world of dating, […]
The Hunger-for-Beauty Games Pt1
May 28, 2012
Let’s face it, the biological imperative of our species is to survive. And research has shown us that survival pretty much comes down to the male of the species choosing a female of the species and implanting his seed. So it’s the male’s job to find a female who is fertile. Period. He is aided […]
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What’s Wrong With the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition?
February 13, 2013
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Let’s talk about skinny models in bathing suits. Or not. Instead, let’s talk about “negative racial and ethnic stereotypes perpetuated by placement of skinny models in bathing suits against a backdrop of indigenous peoples.” There. Now you can get angry, instead of being intimidated. Each year, Sports Illustrated debuts its hotly-awaited Swimsuit Edition. The swimsuits worn […]