When I was twenty, I didn’t want to be thirty. When I was forty, I considered fifty a disaster. And now that I’m sixty-seven I don’t want to even think about sixty-seven, let alone sixty-eight.
Archives for 2009
A Case of the Human Condition: Swing, Lindy, Fast Dancing — My Kind of Crazy
Jon and I spent the weekend at his high school reunion in Southern California. Check out these youtube videos of the dancing from the era.
Why Pray? — Some Thoughts from Karen Armstrong
Why pray? Karen Armstrong, one of my favorite authors, has some answers for the skeptical. Read more.
A Case of the Human Condition: What Happens When You’re Young, Beautiful — and American — in England
By Barbara Falconer Newhall I have a total of three gorgeous, young nieces. One of them, Julie, went to the famous Ascot races in England last year, with astonishing results. Julie thought she was doing most of the people-watching at Ascot that day. But it turns out that some people were watching her. Before she […]
A Case of the Human Condition: Long-Distance Mothering
Peter is fine. His appendix was twice the size of normal. But it’s gone for good.
The Writing Room: Splitting the Infinitive — How to Boldy Go There
“To boldly go where no man has gone before.” Nitpickers and pedants take exception to that stirring old Star Trek slogan. I don’t.
A Case of the Human Condition: Would My Husband Like to Add My Name to His?
Jon and I had been married nearly 12 years. It was time to pop the question again. I had taken his last name as mine. Would he like to add my maiden name to his?