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The Wiggles:A Guest Post by Nancy Roman
February 22, 2013
Nancy is the author of a blog called, NotQuiteOld, which is sort of how everyone of a certain age feels because old is something that those “other” people are, not us. Old is like 20 years away. Always. Right? Right. But it’s that pesky “notquiteold” dimension that we exist in that keeps reminding us that we may be notquiteold, […]
What’s Wrong With the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition?
February 13, 2013
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 […]
How to Score A Husband by Valentine’s Day 2014
February 5, 2013
For those young single women out there who are contemplating celebrating yet another Valentine’s Day changing the kitty litter and searching for ex-boyfriends on Facebook, a new book by Suzanne Venker assures you that you will have a devoted husband at your side by the time the next chocolate-bloated Valentine’s Day rolls around. Venker says all you […]
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 […]
How many books will you read this year?
January 22, 2013
I’ve just lifted my head from the latest page of the current book I’m reading, Spillover. Unless you want to know that a whole host of lethal viruses that used to live happily in animals are now packing up and moving into humans, don’t read this book. On the other hand, if microscopic mayhem gets […]
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Life in the Boomer Lane 
Time on My Mind
February 25, 2013
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It is commonly acknowledged that an hour spent in the dentist’s chair is not equal to an hour spent watching football. An hour spent on the phone with technical support is not equal to an hour spent at a great sale where everything fits you perfectly and you have mysteriously gone down two sizes (Forget […]