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RLKMCD

DOB 3/21/1945, with a streak of stubborn a mile wide.

Born in Chicago, then moved to the suburbs with my family at age ten. Didn't like it. First paying job at age eleven, hoarded my money until I had enough to buy a round trip train ticket and went to Chicago. Back then a kid could do that and be relatively safe. Grammar school and high school. I liked learning. Married at age seventeen. Ignored everyone who said it wouldn't last. Still laughing. It lasted.

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How did you get to where you are now?

I owe most of it to that wide streak of stubborn I mentioned above in the bio section. Told I'd never walk again and said watch me. Walked again.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

More grey hair. Ten years ago thanks to a fractured spine, I couldn't walk. Made up my mind that I would. Had the surgery and went through some tough rehab. I walk.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

At least one of my novels will be published. Otherwise, I'll be right here. When I put down roots they go deep.

a postcard to my younger self

1. I'll borrow a line from a movie I saw; "Google. remember it buy it."

2. Do not, repeat, do not, agree to take over the family business!!!!!

3. If you do the second one on the list anyway, fire the former owner's accountant...IMMEDIATELY.

my role models

Molly Ivens, Linda Ellerbee, all of my female ancestors.

my posts

Loneliness

Posted in family & relationships on March 05, 2010

Loneliness. How do other women deal with it? Going out and making new friends isn’t always as easy as the “experts” would have us believe. I’ve made new friends and in every…

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losing weight and lowering cholesterol

Posted in health & fitness on February 12, 2010

Help! My former doctor didn’t discover thyroiditis until I was almost bald and had gained fifty pounds. I’d tried everything to lose weight and none of it worked. Then I went to…

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cougar as an insult

Posted in books & entertainment, family & relationships, love & sex on January 10, 2010

Why is it that a mature woman with a younger man is called a cougar (a kind of predatory animal) and a mature man with a younger woman is envied? How about if…

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It used to be called recycling.

Posted in home & garden on January 06, 2010

For those who still sew, especially quilters; I was raised in the days when the words ”use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without” were engraved on every mother’s forehead.…

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my comments

Response to: Loneliness

Comment posted on March 10, 2010 at 3:57 pm:
"You understood. Thank you. A lot of people didn't...." (read comment)

Response to: Anti-Gay Senator arrested for DUI after leaving gay bar

Comment posted on March 9, 2010 at 4:42 pm:
"His wife probably had no idea. I offer her the same advice I offer to anyone who learns their partner has been unfaithful; get yourself checked for venereal diseases, all of them...." (read comment)

Response to: Anti-Gay Senator arrested for DUI after leaving gay bar

Comment posted on March 5, 2010 at 5:54 pm:
"Good gravy! Actually, is anyone really surprised by this latest incident of sexual hypocrisy?..." (read comment)

Response to: jumping rope?

Comment posted on March 4, 2010 at 6:10 pm:
"I use a Gazelle. I started out only doing a couple of minutes several times a day. (I had back surgery and used this as part of my rehab.) You can increase the length of time you're on it without damaging your joints because there's next to no impact..." (read comment)

Response to: Makeup

Comment posted on March 4, 2010 at 6:07 pm:
"I've used Clinique for decades. Pat it on with a damp sponge. Apply it a couple of times where you need extra coverage. It's really great if you have sensitive skin; it has a sun block, and doesn't cake up in lines or wrinkles when you apply it ..." (read comment)