PinnedThe Perfect SaladIt’s been hot in Montana and, at the best of times, I’m too lazy to cook. A few days ago, with temperatures over 100, I had a bag of…Aug 9Aug 9
PinnedThe Freelationship FailureI knew going into it that the odds were not in my favor that our flirty friendship would flourish but I am surprised, looking back, that it…May 12May 12
How Not to Get Scammed in Your Job HuntIt’s happened three times. Once I was told I had to pay for IT on the laptop they were going to send me, and another time they really dug…Jul 26Jul 26
Dear War Veterans:I can guess at why you keep your war experiences to yourself. Perhaps, you think, if you tell civilians what happened over “there,” we will…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
What Is the Ex-President Thinking?I was reading the Harry Potter series when I was struck down by the flu in late January. I had a cough, minor temperature swings, dream…Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Breakfast Hacks from the RoomsOnce upon a time I was a Stepford Wife in one of the many 12-Step programs for compulsive eating/not eating. I lost 188 pounds. The magic…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Letter from a Reader: “My beautiful 15 year old girl who just poured her heart out to me about how…This is the heartbreaking gist of a mother’s seeking help that won’t hurt her daughter’s self-esteem.May 9, 20202May 9, 20202
Casual Observations on Social Distancing from a Semi-AgoraphobeI’m obsessed with numbers. I lived in New York for over thirty years and the situation is so drastic that the first thing I check every…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020