Aging & Appearance

Losing my phone or losing my mind?

I’ve had it. Actually (and more accurately) I’ve lost it. Tell me if this sounds familiar to anyone. I grab my stuff and leave the house. I get into my car and immediately reach for my phone. I know I had it right before I left; but I can’t find it in my purse. […]

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friends and forgetting

Sometimes friendship is one of those things we under-appreciate or even overlook. For much of my life, I didn’t value the friends I had made. And then I got a wakeup call. It came when I found myself in a new community where I hadn’t made friends yet and was far away from those I had. […]

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New Year's Resolutions Unresolved: The F**k-it List

Did you make New Year’s resolutions? I like the concept-–the approach of a shiny new year full of unlimited possiiblity and potential—unspoiled by problems and pressures…. which lasts until 12:01. But I don’t like the reality: every time I made a resolution to cut back on chocolate, it lasted approximately until 12:02. The real problem […]

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One for the ages

A message from the universe was delivered as I was writing my last post about my mentor, Joe Abrell. While looking for pictures of Joe, I came across a trove of memorabilia from those early days of television. It not only brought up wonderful memories—it also proves that I walk a fine line between being […]

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Backstage at BlogHer: 4 minutes of fame in my underwear

Someone famously said there’s nothing to writing: just sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. Less famously, I’d say there’s nothing to blogging, either: just stand up in front of an audience and strip– till you’re stark naked. Which is kind of what it’s like to be one of the Voices of the Year—my […]

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a story in pictures

I have very few pictures from my Yale years– and they perfectly capture the experience. Not just the era but the lopsided numbers. Not too many girls were in the picture—literally or figuratively. Leaving out faculty and staff there are just a handful of women in this shot of the seniors graduating from my residential […]