Sixty
Today I turn 60 and it’s fine, I mean, I feel fine but emotionally it sucks and I’ve been thinking about that, why that is. I am active and strong […]
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49 Tomorrows
The other day I clicked on a “calculate your life expectancy quiz”. After entering the data I clicked for the result. A kind of superstitious awe filled me. 60 This […]
Famous Last Words
Today I read the last words of a reporter who blogged his own death. His name was Mark Mooney, and I don’t know what kind of reporter he was in […]
I’m not your tomboy or your tiny dancer either.
The first person to call me a tomboy was Cathy Lidisky. “Me and Sandy are tomboys, aren’t we?” she said, as if sure of my agreement. We were in sixth […]
They carried a man out feet first at the symphony last night.
don’t let stress ruin your life
Destined for Greatness — Caneléfornia
If you are really paying attention you can detect the pathos inherent in any canelés making endeavor – for example, the rum for this recipe is only a few scant tablespoons, […]
Gutting the Gut Decision
A short time ago, A VC named John Greathouse published an op ed piece in the WSJ — in the Leadership section, no less — urging women to get noticed by VCs with the […]
Finally, Romantic Justice For Little Women’s Jo
Jo belonged with Laurie – we all know it. The Little Women ending that should have been.
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