Divorce: My own special stigma
He called me into his office and asked me to have a seat. The slight, balding man’s face held deep concern. This was no surprise: he was known for his brusque demeanor. This, of course, is a polite way of saying he had a crappy personality. The watery eyes and overlong beard just added to [...]
Listening to my gut
I was a vegetarian for about 5 years, vegan for 3 of those. I did such a terrible job making sure I got necessary amounts of iron and B12 and really any other vitamin besides nicotine and alcohol, that when I got pregnant, I reversed course: No nicotine, no alcohol, no caffeine, and I craved [...]
His side…
…of the bed is empty. He is up on a mountain, having carried 58 pounds of necessities on his back. That’s heavier than our 6-year-old. It snowed there yesterday. Chances of overnight snow tonight. And another storm is blowing in on Tuesday— summit day. He is no doubt shivering in 20-something degree weather, hunkered down [...]
Summertime, and the livin’ was easy
Half-dressed and soaking wet, I’d pedal with bare feet from one end of the neighborhood to the other. My eyes would burn from the pool’s chlorine, but I’d manage to see by the light of the oncoming dusk. Once I hit the main road I was careful to stay on the sidewalks. Tiny, fly-away strands [...]
Wait, what now?
As anybody with ocular ability has noticed, the current issue of Newsweek is running a huge cover story about Oprah. The article begins by detailing Suzanne Sommer’s visit on the show. And while I have neither an opinion of Oprah nor the presentation of the author’s views, I was struck by one thing: Suzanne Sommers [...]
