Due to my family history, I’ve always joked about getting Alzheimer’s. My husband V—who has a vested interest in keeping my brain from deteriorating–was hoping that having a blog would benefit me by somehow keeping my memory sharper. Today he told me he’s dismayed that since I started blogging, I seem to be getting not […]
Aging & Appearance
News the Nose Knows
Just saw on the internet there is news on the scientific frontier. A study was released today showing that a million people a year, mostly men, are sliding closer into dementia–which is three times more people than the researchers expected. A leading expert labelled this a “crisis.” Very comforting to know that the timing lines […]
The Princess and the Pea
I am not going to bore you with details of the Mohs surgery or the plastic surgery or how I had a coughing fit while on the operating table under anesthesia. And I won’t describe my bruised and battered face which looked like I had a browlift and a facelift—or else had gone 10 rounds […]
It’s Not Over –Even When It’s Over
After writing about plastic surgery and honesty, I wake up to find a huge article on MSNBC about: plastic surgery and honesty. Maybe I stlll have a fingertip on the pulse of the news. Which brings me to a little incident involving blogging and integrity and Lara Logan’s breasts. You would only get that connection […]
Integrity vs. Vanity
As a cancer survivor, I’m a veteran of too many surgeries–leaving the landscape of my body literally covered with scars which are the permanent markers of battles I’ve fought. Although I wear those scars proudly, I vowed never to have any surgery unless it is absolutely necessary. Which sets me up to potentially become the […]
No Weigh !!
So there we are, my two children, my ex-husband, and his side of the family. All adults ranging in age from 20 to 70. Dinner is over, I am paying no attention to the conversation at the far end of the table when I see my nephew approaching with a bathroom scale. I have no […]
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