One of the my favorite parlor games just got more fun. In the version I learned years ago, you write names of famous people on scraps of paper and throw them in a hat. You break into teams. 1 person from each team gets 90 seconds to … [Read more...] about How to Play The Name Game, or Celebrity Advanced Edition
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Ever Wonder How Actual “Curators” Feel about Everyone else’s Curations?
Starbucks is "curating" snacks for you. Really? Has it come to this? Let's look at this word a bit (see below). First definition: a member of the clergy engaged as an assistant to a vicar (hmmm, actually I need to get me one … [Read more...] about Ever Wonder How Actual “Curators” Feel about Everyone else’s Curations?
10 People Across Spectrum Speak Out with Love and Leadership
Our president continues continues to be a fascinating gift from Spirit who inspires Americans across the political spectrum to a greatness we didn't know we had. Yesterday the Daily 202 -- a wonderful news collection of The Washington … [Read more...] about 10 People Across Spectrum Speak Out with Love and Leadership
America’s Dysfunctional Family Reality TV Show: Father Knows Worst
With the events in Charlottesville and the responses to it, I have been pondering, meditating, on the question of how to be in this America. As a human, I am so sad and scared at the violence and the anger these events have engendered. As … [Read more...] about America’s Dysfunctional Family Reality TV Show: Father Knows Worst
The Myth of a Litigious Society Hurts Us So Much
Full disclosure, I haven't read this book. I am using it as a prompt for a rant at the same time as giving publicity to the writer, David Engel, a well-regarded academic who happens to be a cousin of my husband and is a wonderful person. I … [Read more...] about The Myth of a Litigious Society Hurts Us So Much
I miss having a president
With the white supremacist attack in Charlottesville earlier this week, the bomb detonated at a Minnesota mosque on August 5th, and the constant threats by North Korea, I find that I am wishing that we had a president. It's not that I miss … [Read more...] about I miss having a president
4 Snouts up for The Scots Punk Play at Shakespeare at Delaware Park in Buffalo
(:)(:)(:)(:) for the Scottish Play that starts with an "M" at Shakespeare at Delaware Park in Buffalo, NY. That's out of a possible 5 so its not the top, but it was a VERY solid production. I asked my daughter if she thought the striking and … [Read more...] about 4 Snouts up for The Scots Punk Play at Shakespeare at Delaware Park in Buffalo
Making Peace with True Gender Equality
At the aggregate level, the majority of college graduates across the United States are now women. The vast majority of college applicants with the highest grades, scores and accomplishments are women. (A recent article I read noted that the … [Read more...] about Making Peace with True Gender Equality
No Substitute for Oral
I am not the classic luddite curmudgeon. Born in 1961 towards the end of the Baby Boom, I nonetheless like to think of myself as an early millennial because my parents brought me up without limits or responsibilities and because I started being … [Read more...] about No Substitute for Oral
Chronic Pain–the Epidemic Behind the Opioid Epidemic–Who is Treating IT?
We've all read the headlines and started to understand that there is an opioid addiction health crisis in this country, but how many of the articles address the underlying driving force behind the addiction: chronic pain.Millions and millions of … [Read more...] about Chronic Pain–the Epidemic Behind the Opioid Epidemic–Who is Treating IT?
Love Your Divine Feminine At Sister Spirit Sept. 14-17
If you don't have plans for September 14th through 17th (and you identify as female), it's not too late to sign up for Sister Spirit retreat at the beautiful Saratoga Springs Retreat and Healing Center near Upper Lake, California.Several years ago, … [Read more...] about Love Your Divine Feminine At Sister Spirit Sept. 14-17
Since When is Sexism an Ideology Up for Debate?
Yesterday's coverage in the New York Times of the Google firing (Culture Wars Come to Silicon Valley) implies that reasonable minds can differ about whether women are genetically inferior to men, and that this is merely an ideological debate. … [Read more...] about Since When is Sexism an Ideology Up for Debate?