Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
 There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.     —Albert Einstein The sun was thinking about calling it a day, but our dog was not. He needed a walk and, as everyone knows, an exercised dog is a good dog. At least it… Read More
I recently had my annual physical examination, which I get once every seven years, and when the nurse weighed me, I was shocked to discover how much stronger the Earth’s gravitational pull has become since 1990. –Dave Barry Note: I posted this blog earlier this year, but I’ve had requests to revisit weight gain in midlife. There are an incredible… Read More
Four of us stood on the balcony overlooking Gold Medal Park in Minneapolis. Just beyond, in the darkness, the Stone Arch Bridge teemed with silhouetted bodies. All were waiting for the fireworks to begin on a perfect summer night. Except, the thing is, I have a fear of heights and my toes dangled between the balcony floor and the railing…. Read More
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. –Nelson Mandela     There was that moment, as I held the invitation to my 40th high school class reunion in hand, when I thought, how have I aged? After all these years high school insecurities still exist. Why?… Read More
 Here’s the link: http://www.ourbetterhalf.net/episode-24.html I’ve come to the conclusion that women, particularly women in the second half of life, have questions about sex. –They want to know what other women are experiencing now that midlife is imposing changes to the physical, mental, and sexual aspects of gett’n some. –They want to know whom they can trust to ask those questions… Read More
   Deb is a phenomenal artist, and I was thrilled when she agreed to be my model. I’m not even sure where to start singing her praises, as her artistic range is so wide. (Bronze statues, paintings, and drawings.) www.zellerstudio.com Deb showcases a number of her bronze statues at Parley Lake Winery, http://www.parleylakewinery.com, but also has them exhibited… Read More
“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people†– Leo Burnett There, on the wall of the gallery, was a large photograph of a peony. “That was taken on an iPhone,†said Matt Mathiasen, the kind-hearted man walking me through the art grant process. I walked closer to the image…. Read More
 “Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall ass, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll tits. The person… Read More
When I was a child, I discovered the joys of printing the alphabet on wide-ruled, unbleached paper that were so cheaply made it contained bits of wood that would catch my pencil lead and cause my carefully formed letters to go astray. I learned that if I practiced making the letters reach the appropriate lines on the paper -solid lines… Read More
 He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began. ~Leo Tolstoy  How do you leave a note of love? Ever since I began dating the man who is now my husband, we have left little notes of love for each other. Sometimes we leave a trail… Read More
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