What is a normal person? You might begin by saying a regular or normal person would be one who has no serious physical or mental health problems. But it’s so much more than that. Because there are so many things in which you could be normal. Or abnormal. Then there’s the fact that the question […]
What is the goal of life? As in, why are we here? I know, that’s a far piece from writing about my modest misadventures of a middle aged woman. But that, what is the goal of life, is what has been coming up for me this week. I don’t know why it suddenly started to
Does life have meaning? I used to think it was a slam dunk it did. But now in the middle of the night, as I stare at the computer, I am wondering. And then, suddenly, I am not lying: the dog, who is sitting behind me as he usually does, with no reason reaches out
I just got back from jogging two and a half miles. With the dogs. They are my running companions and without them running might not be possible. Because when there’s no human around to guilt you into running, a dog will do just fine. They jump up and stare at you the second you get
It was the day of the Grandma War. We (me, my daughter, and her three kids) are in Grand Junction, Colorado for a few days and I am living the grandma dream. Well not exactly. Let’s face it, driving along with three small children in the car is not everyone’s idea of fun. My daughter’s
Actually, it’s not necessarily a Chinese proverb about wealth per se. It’s a quote that I found long ago in a poem in the Tao te Ching. This is a book of philosophical poetry, 2000 years old, translated from Chinese. My husband gave this book to me the year we met, along with Candide, by
Boxer from White Lines and His Bad Relationship: Just Say No? It’s hard to say no to a bad relationship. We’ve all got FOMO, Fear Of Missing Out. It’s hard to deal with. If you leave your relationship, you’ll be outside. Alone on Friday night. No one to pick you up if you run out
So my son came to me the other day. “You’ve gotta watch this,” he said. Apparently this Dr. Squatch soap is all the rage with the young men set. Apparently the brand has enjoyed a 400 percent growth in revenue, arguably because of their approachable YouTube advertising. Watching the video, I developed the following mini-essay
Science doesn’t have an answer for that is the favorite saying of the day. My mom is reading ENLIGHTENMENT NOW by Steven Pinker. “This is the book that explains everything,” she said. “I heard about it from your little brother.” I read up on this in the Guardian: With some deft intellectual moves, [Pinker] manages
