This is the first in a series of posts on my recent diagnosis with gallstones. The post below covers my…
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Nip/Tuck, discovered with Glee
Slightly more than one decade after its debut, I am finally watching “Nip/Tuck,” the FX show about two plastic surgeons…
Distractions at the movies
I’m amazed that no one has yet created a popcorn container for the movies that doesn’t make any noise. You…
Strong female characters, swimmers: Olivia Pope, Stella Gibson and (well) me
I got into “Scandal” earlier this year. I’d held off … most likely because I find smart and even sometimes…
Midwestern kindness
hi mary! it was real nice to see u at the reunion the other night. u were always a nice…
Don’t move, don’t breathe. Don’t move, don’t breathe.
Those commands can be jarring and, of course, constricting. It’s what the technician says when you’re getting a mammogram. If…
What does “yes” look like?
Inspired by Alice Derry’s “Fooling Around,” and poet & teacher Elizabeth Austen I’m saying “yes” these days to adventure, eating…
Yoga, Kauai, vegan-ing, bliss, Samadhi
Books read: 1, Wild: From lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed. This was really the…
Bar (method), ballet and such
It’s been nearly a year and one-half since I wrote the infamous “tulle and me,” a blog post about my…
Claire, the refrigerator and the heat
I started watching “House of Cards” recently, after hearing a lot of positive comments on it and watching a bit…
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