Pushing on a Rope
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Fragile. Handle with care.
It was meant to be a quick trip to the beach. Instead it turned out to be a jaunt down memory lane. By the time we finally peeled ourselves away from yesterday’s to-do list (or actually just threw our hands up and admitted things simply were not going to get done), and bargained with ourselves … Continue reading
If you can’t stand the heat…
Two thoughts are silently screaming in me right now: FOUR-LETTER WORD! FOUR LETTER WORD! FOUR-LETTER WORD! (And trust me, I’m being much more creative that the previous three sentences would have you believe.) and: Eat your heart out Bobby Flay. It’s not like I wasn’t warned. The lawn mower, then the coffee maker. The other … Continue reading
Worthy of recognition
Does your spouse have a habit that drives you mad? After nearly 19 years of marriage, Basil and I have managed to negotiate numerous sticking points: The “how hot should the heat be” and “how cold should the a/c be” two-step. (Wherever he puts the thermostat, I just go after him and put it in … Continue reading
The beat still goes on
I wrote some time back about how all these years later, I’m still a band geek. Yup — play me some John Philip Sousa and I stand a little taller, secretly check to see if I can still slow march (yes, I can). The years I played with the Port Chester High School Marching Band … Continue reading
Whatever suits ya
There’s nothing like a little bathing suit shopping to make you feel every minute of your age. Let’s face it: Bathing suit shopping ranks up there with finding the right fit in a bra — but at least a bra stays under wraps. A bathing suit goes on display, after all — along with everything … Continue reading
A walk on the wild side — or how to get your mind in the gutter
Bet you don’t think your vocation is entertaining to watch. Certainly, I don’t imagine anyone would want to see me clicking away on the computer keyboard all day long. It would be like watching paint dry, I’m sure. But some jobs lend themselves to fascination. After I clocked out today, I found myself glued — … Continue reading
You should be dancing — YEAH
I’m happy-dancing my way through a terrific milestone this weekend: It’s been a year since I was certified to teach Jazzercise. Fifty-two weeks of choosing my sets, learning the choreography and bringing lots of terrific women the gift of fitness, one hour at a time. No one is more surprised than I am. Not long … Continue reading
Today and every day, Mom’s not the word
Good morning!. Did you get your morning toast in bed? My sister and I used to make quite a production of Mother’s Day tea and toast on the tray table. Mom ate it every year with gusto. I wonder now exactly what she was thinking! I did not get breakfast in bed today, since — … Continue reading
In search of my identity — once and for all
I’m not given to big displays of anything. I’m much more at home chronicling or supporting the big displays of others. If fact, in this dog-eat-dog world, I am a mouse. Occasionally, however, I get up on my hind legs to be counted. Today was one of those days. (drum roll please) Those of you … Continue reading
Salsa, strength and hope
So women are supposedly the weaker sex, but my experience belies that old wives’ tale. You, too? Oh sure, men can bench-press and haul things, push machinery around, build stuff. But if you need someone to handle a really big job — something with emotional heft — find a woman. Faced with feelings, most men … Continue reading
Pushing on a Rope 