Monthly Archives: May 2023

Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers

Our fallen soldier’s sacrifices deserve better stewardship of the country they loved. We have squandered and made a mockery of the precious American principles they fought and died for. Millions of sons and daughters did not give their lives so

Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers

Our fallen soldier’s sacrifices deserve better stewardship of the country they loved. We have squandered and made a mockery of the precious American principles they fought and died for. Millions of sons and daughters did not give their lives so

Tina Turner, Simply The Best

Tina Turner was unstoppable, so her death today feels almost unreal. How can that electricity and magnetism be quieted? A powerhouse in heels, she blew the roof off of Radio City when I saw her in the summer of 1993. 

Tina Turner, Simply The Best

Tina Turner was unstoppable, so her death today feels almost unreal. How can that electricity and magnetism be quieted? A powerhouse in heels, she blew the roof off of Radio City when I saw her in the summer of 1993. 

A Reunion With My High School

I’m going back to school today! A recurring dream I’ve had for decades is that I never actually graduated high school in 1973. The reason – I failed gym. The only way to get my diploma was to do a

A Reunion With My High School

I’m going back to school today! A recurring dream I’ve had for decades is that I never actually graduated high school in 1973. The reason – I failed gym. The only way to get my diploma was to do a

Martha Stewart- Ageless Cover Girl or Timeless Cover Up

First, it was Cheryl Tiegs in the 1970s whose 20-something California girl good looks and smokin’ body I felt I could never live up to. Then it was Christie Brinkley’s perfect 10 bod raising the bar in the eighties. Bikini-clad

Martha Stewart- Ageless Cover Girl or Timeless Cover Up

First, it was Cheryl Tiegs in the 1970s whose 20-something California girl good looks and smokin’ body I felt I could never live up to. Then it was Christie Brinkley’s perfect 10 bod raising the bar in the eighties. Bikini-clad

Make Hallmark Great Again

Mother’s Day is the mother of all greeting card holidays when we all plunk down $6.95 for sentimental inscriptions written by strangers that perfectly capture our loving feelings about Mom to help her celebrate her special day. If this presidential

Make Hallmark Great Again

Mother’s Day is the mother of all greeting card holidays when we all plunk down $6.95 for sentimental inscriptions written by strangers that perfectly capture our loving feelings about Mom to help her celebrate her special day. If this presidential

A Picture-Perfect Mother’s Day

There is not a single snapshot of my mother holding me as a baby. Not in black and white not in color.  The kissing, cooing, and snuggling photos like the mother-daughter photos that fill my social media feed on birthdays

A Picture-Perfect Mother’s Day

There is not a single snapshot of my mother holding me as a baby. Not in black and white not in color.  The kissing, cooing, and snuggling photos like the mother-daughter photos that fill my social media feed on birthdays

There is Nothing Funny About Donald Trump

I will never forget the sound of Americans laughing at a Town Hall in New Hampshire When Trump mocked E. Jean Carroll mercilessly, they laughed. When he called the woman who just won a defamation suit against him a “whack

There is Nothing Funny About Donald Trump

I will never forget the sound of Americans laughing at a Town Hall in New Hampshire When Trump mocked E. Jean Carroll mercilessly, they laughed. When he called the woman who just won a defamation suit against him a “whack

A Million Years of Misogyny

Donald Trump knows his HIStory. For a million years stars have been given carte blanche to sexually molest women. Just ask Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone. In 10,000 B.C. when Hollyrock movie star Rock Quarry visited Bedrock, all the gals

A Million Years of Misogyny

Donald Trump knows his HIStory. For a million years stars have been given carte blanche to sexually molest women. Just ask Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone. In 10,000 B.C. when Hollyrock movie star Rock Quarry visited Bedrock, all the gals

Does Print Matter? It Does to Me

As an old-school lover of newspapers, I’m particularly thrilled to have a double-page spread with a bonus Brownie-era photo published in Sunday’s New York Daily News. That a black and white snapshot my 30-something father took with his Brownie Starflex

Does Print Matter? It Does to Me

As an old-school lover of newspapers, I’m particularly thrilled to have a double-page spread with a bonus Brownie-era photo published in Sunday’s New York Daily News. That a black and white snapshot my 30-something father took with his Brownie Starflex

Talking About Mental Health 

  How we talk about mental health matters. What better way to usher in awareness about mental health month and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues, than hearing that Donald Trump called the woman who accused him of rape

Talking About Mental Health 

  How we talk about mental health matters. What better way to usher in awareness about mental health month and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues, than hearing that Donald Trump called the woman who accused him of rape