The thought of turning fifty in a few days doesn’t horrify me.  Frankly, it doesn’t even faze me.  First of all, I’m not easily fazed.  But I’d be lying if I said that the potential gifts I have coming my way don’t make me a little nervous.  I love my/… Read full post »

Yesterday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs made the announcement that many of us were waiting for.  He unveiled the iPad (was there not ONE woman in the room when possible names were being tossed around?); a slick "tablet" that will do just about everything except your laundry.  The crowd went wild (a… Read full post »

As my 50th birthday approaches, I've been thinking about certain events that framed my life and made me the woman that I am today.  A long-time observer of human behavior, it strikes me that some of the greatest lessons I learned came in single snapshots rather than faded photo albums or… Read full post »

The CNN website posted exclusive video this morning that was taken seconds after the earthquake struck Haiti. It's haunting.  The unfolding catastrophe and the complete randomness of those who survived pitted against the chaos has a surreal quality to it.  Amidst the rubble and the arms rea… Read full post »

When I was  little girl, I used to eagerly read Erma Bombeck’s column in the newspaper (remember her and what a newspaper is?).  I thought she was hilarious.  As my mother tells it, one morning at breakfast I announced that one day Erma Bombeck would die and I was going to/… Read full post »

Every company has a logo and some sort of significant and (usually) memorable slogan to go with it.  Nike’s is “Just Do It” (I have used that with less than memorable lovers), State Farm has “And like a good neighbor, State Farm is there” (except in Florida, where t… Read full post »