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I Am Honored, Farklempt, and Completely Pissed Off

February 20, 2013

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Peg, of Peg-o-Leg’s Ramblings, is one of those bloggers who regularly knocks me down to size, which is completely depressing since I am 5’1″ tall and usually totter around in high heels and big hats so no one notices.  Except they do anyway. Back to Peg.  Every time I write one of my world class, priceless posts […]

Guerrilla Aging:Paying Homage to the Grown Up Brain

December 18, 2012

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Please visit www.guerrillaaging.wordpress.com for our first guest blog from Lynne Spreen.  Lynne is the author of Dakota Blues, a novel about a woman’s midlife journey, reinvention, and finding one’s power in the second half of life. Her blog is  AnyShinyThing.com , and you will thank me for leading you to it. Everything Lynne writes makes me […]

A Short Hiatus From Blogging

November 10, 2012

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Like Facebook, Twitter, and Donald Trump’s brain synapses, blogging imparts a belief that one’s thoughts are vital to the well-being of the planet.  A vacation from blogging imparts an awareness that world events tend to continue with or without During my hiatus from blogging, a president got re-elected, after both parties spent the equivalent of […]

Becoming A Smart Ass, the Cottonelle Way

September 19, 2012

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I never thought I’d be writing a post about toilet paper.  On the other hand, I also never thought I would have written posts about things spewing out of my nose, zombie pustules from outer space, and placentas.   But when my palm is being greased (in a manner of speaking), I suppose I’ll write about […]

Sage Advice for Young Writers and Bloggers

August 17, 2012

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Emily of Snotting Black asked me to guest post on her blog, thereby lowering the property values in the immediate vicinity.  So please visit her blog (which is pretty darn fantastic), say kind things, and send large checks.  To me, not her.  Thanks.

The Day After Hate

February 15, 2012

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I’m forgoing my intended post for today, in which I was to reveal the true meaning of life, the results of the upcoming presidential election, and what is the best source for do-it-yourself dentistry. Instead, I’m going to share with you some of the blogs I discovered when I was perusing the tsunami of comments […]

Oops, She Did it Again

December 21, 2011

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OK, so I’m supposed to be a humor writer (in my mind, of course).  And I write the nonsense that’s in my head, which folks think is funny and I think is amazing that they think it’s funny because it’s just the stuff that always pops into my head, unbidden, anyway.  I don’t ever sit […]

Things You Can Find in an Airport Bathroom

November 2, 2011

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The Sunday before last, I was invited to speak to a group of women in Hemet, CA.  I speak to a lot of women, and I speak mostly about life after 50.  My co-authors and I like to say that we are here to change the conversation about women over 50.  We’re pretty passionate about […]

Excuse me while I’m having technical difficulties.

October 2, 2011

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I’m having a huge problem now, and I don’t know how to solve it.  Awhile ago, whenever I tried to open an email notification of a person’s latest post on a blog that I follow or notification of someone who liked my post or whose comment had to be moderated, all I got was a blank […]

An Award is Better Than A Punch in the Nose

September 24, 2011

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Nancy of notquiteold has nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award.  So I have to write seven things about me and then nominate 15 other bloggers.  Here are 7 tasty tidbits about me: 1. I’m an only child. 2.   I don’t ride a bicycle. 3. My food choices are on par with a five year […]

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