Published in Boomerangs·PinnedMember-onlyAll the Spaces There AreI attempted to define “space” and I’m amazed where I ended up When I contemplate the word “space,” my mind boggles. In truth, many things boggle my mind. My mind seems easily boggled. I’m boggled by the word “boggle.” But back to space. There are so many kinds of space…Inner Space3 min readInner Space3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyFacts Can Be FascinatingSometimes when I’m feeling down, which has happened a lot lately with all the bad news about the virus and investigations that aren’t going fast enough and my own personal economic crisis, I find it helps to put myself in perspective. I don’t mean that I’m only one of billions…Thebigpicture3 min readThebigpicture3 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·PinnedMember-onlyLanguage Can Be Fascinatingand frustrating — I majored in languages because I was good at them. I learned to read on Sunday mornings, when I sat on my father’s lap, and he read the funnies to me. After a while, I started noticing patterns and recognizing small words. According to family legend, I started talking at…Language Is Alive3 min readLanguage Is Alive3 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·PinnedMember-only15 Weeks, Switch, and Start OverBefore, during, and after I spent four years in college majoring in Spanish and minoring in French, I worked in offices. I ran a switchboard in a bank — I mean, a real switchboard with wires and holes, like the one Lily Tomlin had on “Laugh In.” (Google it, youngsters.)…Mwc Reentry5 min readMwc Reentry5 min read
PinnedThe Divide in Our CountryI’ve been trying for months to figure out the huge differences in this nation. 73 million people voted for a man who, in my opinion, was the worst president we’ve ever had. He knew nothing about the Constitution he took an oath to defend and protect. He filled his cabinet…Divisiveness5 min readDivisiveness5 min read
Published in Boomers, Bitches, and Babes·1 day agoMember-onlyMy Strange Relationship with AlexaAnd does anybody else remember Tom Lehrer? — Alexa, or “she who must not be named” when we want to talk about her, and we have a very strange relationship. Both hubby and I often argue with her and then laugh when we remind each other that we’re arguing with a machine. She does have quite a personality…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Published in Boomers, Bitches, and Babes·3 days agoMember-onlyAge Has Given Me a New Skill!It’s exciting to find you have a new talent — My grandfather had it. My grandmother had it. My father and mother both had it. For most of my life, I thought the ability had skipped me, because it never happened. Then, as I got older, it might happen once in a great while but certainly not very often, and…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Published in Boomers, Bitches, and Babes·3 days agoMember-onlyAnti Bucket ListThings I used to want to do but don’t anymore — When my mother died when she was 63 (I was 40) I made up a bucket list. It was short, because my funds (as always) were limited, but they were the basic list of things I wanted to do. I wanted to be a redhead. I was a blonde, but…Aging3 min readAging3 min read
Published in Boomers, Bitches, and Babes·5 days agoMember-onlyA More Specific “Things I Don’t Understand”Who had too much time on their hands to name all the groups of things? — Maybe it was those long, dark, cold winter nights before TV or radio or electric lights. I’m sure a lot of our superstitions came from those long conversations around the fire. And the finding of animals and hunters and dippers in the sky. Those sort of make sense to me…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Published in Boomers, Bitches, and Babes·Nov 23Member-onlyFollow All the Health Care AdviceAnd only wish you were dead — I just started reading another “healthy lifestyle” article, and, I admit it, I did what I never do: I didn’t finish it. I just couldn’t stand it. I am so tired of reading about living a “healthy lifestyle.” No sugar, no salt, no processed foods. …Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
