Philosophy
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HOT UNDER THE COLLAR? TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT!
Photo: I happened to look out a window when the Pocket Fire started in Sedona. Around age 11, I was on a tennis court with a neighborhood boy hitting balls around. It was summer and brutally hot. At one point, he took off his shirt and threw it on a chair, so I did too.… Read more
Advice, Commentary, Fire, health, Heat, Humor, Inspiration, life, Philosophy, summer, Wildfire, writing -
THE LIZARD, THE WITCH AND THE FALSE CONFESSION
Photo: This headless lizard was dropped by a hawk on the pavement in front of me as I entered the pool. Foreshadowing? Recently, I went to a new pool to swim laps. I saw that Lane #3 was empty, so I got in and began swimming. Halfway down, a big guy began powering straight at… Read more
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LAUGH, LOSE YOURSELF AND BE LIGHT
Lest you think I’m not cool, here I am hanging out at Tumerico. According to YELP, it was the #1 pick of ‘the best restaurants in the USA’ in 2024! I always order the Frida Kahlo; a fresh tostada piled high with rice, beans, veggies and topped with a cashew cream sauce. It melts in… Read more
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SNAP OUT OF IT!!!
I’ll be honest. When I have a much younger client walk into my office, pull off their shoe and show me their barely swollen big toe which “really, really hurts,” I want to roll my eyes, But I don’t. Why? Because pain that appears minute to me is very real to them. Truth is, my… Read more
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OFFLOAD OFF ROAD
Not long ago, I was driving my youngest to the airport. She was in a hurry as is oft the case, so I put on the GPS: “Hey Siri,” I said, “directions to the airport.” My daughter was aghast. “How long have you lived here?” she demanded. “8 years.” “And you still don’t know the… Read more
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STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT!
When I was a kid, my grandmother often said, “Straighten up and fly right!” It meant pull your shoulders back and act proud to be who you are. When I was a teenager and she said it, I came up with this flippant reply: “People don’t fly. So, I don’t need to straighten up!” If… Read more
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“WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE AND NOT A DROP TO DRINK”–COLERIDGE
Recently, a water pipe burst under my kitchen sink causing a flood. I discovered this when I got up to pee in the middle of the night and began treading water. I spent the next 4 1/2 hours sloshing it outside with mops, mats and rags. Yesterday, a restoration team arrived, knocking out baseboards and… Read more
Advice, anxiety, Commentary, Fire, Flood, health, Humor, Inspiration, life, mental-health, Philosophy, stress -
I’D RATHER BE LONELY ALONE
The World Health Organization says we are presently experiencing a loneliness epidemic. Studies show that men spend seven hours in front of the TV for every hour they spend with someone outside their home. Women with pets spend more time caring for them than in face-to-face contact with companions of their own ilk. Teenagers have fewer ‘real’… Read more
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GET OUT OF THE GOLDILOCKS ZONE!
Recently, a woman emailed me saying she loved my book about Alzheimer’s, but thought it needed ‘more attention.’ She said she was a marketer and had a 6-step plan that would boost “Kissing Tomatoes” in the ratings. She even quoted passages from the book along with snippets of actual reviews from my readers. I was… Read more
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THANKS MOM
It is hard to believe that the young woman in this photo, a Smith College graduate, would spend the last decades of her life pushing a shopping cart filled with junk and sleeping in a baseball dugout. Such was the journey of my mother pictured above. It is only now I realize that the greatest… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 