It’s a day for love…to the tune of an estimated $18 billion dollars. That’s a lot of hearts and flowers. And a lot of chocolate. I hope everyone gets some of both. I don’t buy into Valentine’s Day–I never come close to spending the national average of $116 per person— even before the economy tanked. […]
Archives for 2011
Very Visible Women
How could you miss the irony? There’s my piece on the Huffington Post, about women over 50 being invisible—right at the moment when 60-year old Arianna Huffington becomes just about the most visible woman in the world. I couldn’t help seeing the merger as a symbol that affects all women, all ages—whether or not it […]
A Manifesto for Invisible Women: Numbers too big to ignore
I am woman hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore If you’re old enough to remember those words, you’ll get this. And you should read it even if you’re not. Whether you fear it, lie about it or celebrate it, the number 50 seems way too big to ignore. Yet, ironically the opposite […]
A love letter to the Graduate
All those clichés about love: Love at first sight All you need is Love You complete me I thought I understood —but everything changed in a heartbeat—hers. And to think I almost didn’t sign up for this. It took over 30 years and a 6-week class at UCLA to decide I wanted to be a […]
They call her Tiger Mother, but will they call home?
She says she’s a tiger— but oy, what a cat-fight. Amy Chua unleashed an uproar over her book with its controversial theories on parenting—and she’s under attack everywhere —-even Joan Rivers gets into the act. I haven’t read the book yet. Still, it’s hard for me to stay out of this. Watching the debate about […]
