“…and I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God’s gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment. It is not inherited, as with a family. It is not compelling, as with a child. And it has no means of physical pleasure, as with a more...

“Life gets better after thirty. Then it gets fantastically beautiful. Guilt gets lost in time. I always thought it was my American mother who transmitted guilt to me; one reason I adored my husband’s family is that they have this great feeling that life is there to be enjoyed, not just as an axis of more...

Is it just me or does anyone else think that the appearance of Christmas merchandise in stores has gotten out of hand? It used to appear after Halloween (acceptable), but now they’re pushing it out there the day after Labor Day (insane)! So, with that in mind, I know it’s a bit early for Christmas-gift more...

“First when there’s nothing But a slow-glowing dream That your fear seems to hide Deep inside your mind…” Lyrics from “What a Feeling,” by Irene Cara In Episode 6 of No Songs for Men, we pick up with Roxanne feeling her fears deep down inside as she dreams of auditioning for the all girl alternative more...

“An unbelievably large part of happiness/unhappiness is determined by semantics; e.g., the couple who used to be childless is now ‘child-free.’ A nudist colony (tacky) is now a ‘clothes-free resort’ (not quite so tacky). So…you are not dateless, you are date-free. Bald is dandruff immune. In starvation circumstances fatsos are better equipped than skinnies. Having more...

Image via Wikipedia How did this happen? How did the world find out about my passion for sea glass? It seems like everyone is looking for the colorful frosted pieces of glass that wash up along the shores of the beach. On my local beaches I used to be the only one walking along the more...

Trudie Styler is a lucky lady! Not only is she married to one of the hottest rock musicians, she looks fabulous in her mid-fifties, lives in this incredible villa in Tuscany, and gets to practice yoga with her husband, Sting! She also happens to be a pretty cool lady who is an organic farmer, does more...

Summer is not over, summer is not over… That is the mantra I keep repeating! If you are a northeast Ohioan desperate to latch on to outdoor activities before we get locked up inside for the winter months, I’ve got a great way to get outdoors, listen to music, try a tasty mojito, and catch more...

This list of top Rules for Writers was copied from Erica Jong’s official Web site. I’m on a little bit of an Erica Jong roll, as she was our Woman Who Rocks on September 2. Erica, I hope you don’t mind that I’m sharing your writing rules. These rules are just too much fun and such more...

“Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed—there’s so little competition.” —Author Unknown “The Labor Movement; the folks who brought you the weekend.” —From a bumper sticker, 1995 “Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential to take time off and to make sure that more...