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On Marital Discord, Part III: Tips for Staying Together in Spite of Strife
As far back as March, journalists began talking about a Maria/Arnold reunion. And a few days ago, HuffPost Celebrity reported that Maria was recently seen wearing what looks like a wedding band. Is she taking Arnold Schwarzenegger back?The headline teases. These...
Well Color Me Happy!
I was hurrying through the Dollar Store, in search of a tiara to give a friend who had been fighting turning fifty. Nothing like a little royal treatment to make someone feel special. This coloring book practically jumped off the shelf at me. I paused and then smiled...
Every Day a New Story Begins, Part II: Senseless and a Digging for the Light Excerpt
“It’s senseless,” she said, before they parted ways. Two women were talking about the unexpected death of a mutual friend. She was sixty-three years old. A mother. Grandmother. Wife. Friend. Vibrant and working one day. Gone the next. Poof! A new story begins. One...
There’s More to Romney’s 47 Fallout
I asked Warren to read my last piece, Are You One of Romney’s 47%? He and I had had a rousing discussion on the topic a few nights before, as we soaked in the hot tub. He grew up in a family business that has served a large population of Welfare Abusers, and, as such,...
Cooking Up a Little Happiness
Peanut, my fifteen-year-old son who is expected to be six-foot-two, loves a hearty breakfast. A home-cooked spread of meat, eggs, fruit, bread, milk and/or juice will draw a smile to that boy’s face any day of the week and any hour of the day. And I love whipping up...
Are You One of Romney’s 47%?
A mega firestorm has ensued over Mitt Romney’s remarks regarding the character of our nation’s near majority. I follow people, not politics, but it has been hard to avoid the impact of this secretly recorded dialogue. Pauline Gaines wrote a fabulous pieceabout three...