Alas, I have no buttons, pins or badges. Well, I do have a David Bowie pin, a couple peace pins, and a Save The Whales pin. But ever since I got flipped off and practically run off the road because of the “Make Love Not War” and assorted bumper stickers along a similar vein on… Read More

Day before yesterday, legs unsteady, he led Garth on a slow walk, no leash. I wondered what had become of them, walked up to the corner and waited. There they came. Yesterday, he let us know he was ready. Our hands on him while the vet administered the dose, we cried, cried some more as… Read More

What sounds will the next generation simulate? The silence of eyes staring at screens? Read More

Slightly offbeat (as in beatnik), evocative of ‘50s cinema — think Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot — they still look great with skirts of just about any length and style, and with shorts, capris, athleisure wear, and boyfriend or skinny jeans. Read More

Because all appearances to the contrary, I tended to play it safe... Read More

I have down-to-there hair. It has almost always been shoulder length or longer. Once, as I was getting into my car, a guy driving by leaned out his window and shouted, “Don’t ever cut your hair!” It’s the first thing people notice about me and, if meeting me for the first time, almost always comment on. I… Read More

The reason brain games are so satisfying is purely scientific: chemicals. We get a DOSE of them when we succeed... Read More

The minute I saw the prompt, I heard Joni Mitchel singing... Read More

Two men walk along my street, a red string catches one’s eye. He picks it up, admires what he has found, and lovingly presents it to the other. Read More

This is a good morning; sometimes we’re both in the single digits. Read More