Tag Archives: Juicy Tomatoes
| Big City Stores a Pretty Memory |
April 13, 2013
When I was a kid in Connecticut my mother and sister and I dressed up to take the bus from Hamden to New Haven to go to Malley’s, our big city department store.read more »
| Old Thinking on Same Sex Marriage |
March 31, 2013
It’s no surprise that young adults increasingly support gay marriage and think it’s just fine for two moms to have kids. Young people grew up with gay friends. They may have a gay stepbrother or a lesbian minister.
But the part tharead more »
| Does This Watch Make Me Look Old? |
March 21, 2013
In the film To Kill a Mockingbird Gregory Peck explains the legacy of pocket watches passed on from father to son, and I thought how unlikely it will ever be that someone inherits a smart phone inscribed, “with love to my darling Aread more »
| Know Any Brave Women? |
March 04, 2013
When Gabby Giffords took on the NRA she challenged her former colleagues in Congress to do the same, saying, “Be bold. Be courageous.” Only Giffords and those closest to her know how much guts it take for someone whose body, speech and careread more »
| Getting Up the Courage for “Amour” |
February 20, 2013
I was avoiding Amour, the movie. I’d seen enough previews to know the story line and it frightened me. For a while I was saying I’d sooner see a Die Hard movie than Amour. And I’d have to be dragged to one oread more »
| Defy the Brutes and Dance |
February 08, 2013
When their oppressors fled, the people of Mali danced, The African women wrapped themselves in bright colors, some even bared their bellies, and they got out into the street and shimmied. How sweet, freedom. It makes you want to dance.
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| Barbie-Free to be You and Me |
January 03, 2013
Barbie just plain annoys me. Little girls playing with dolls that have womanly bodies give me the creeps. It’s like finding a Cosmo magazine stuck inside a book of nursery rhymes. It’s the old blah-blah argument about worrying that little girlsread more »
| Sex and the Seductive Senior |
December 10, 2012
What we need now is a Viagra-like ad where the silver haired couple give each other the knowing grin, and then before they jump into the hot tub or wander down the beach, there’s a companion ad for Trojans. The message being, we don’t want read more »
| War Over, Women Victorious |
November 08, 2012
The latest war on women is over. Those who started the war and then denied its existence ending up losing. If the war was a phantom, as they insisted, the end was real. I hope they got the message. Don’t try this again. No more pushing read more »
| The Elephant in the Women’s Room | Most Liked Hot Conversation |
October 20, 2012
We haven’t heard any specific mention of the War on Women in the debates so far, but make no mistake it continues to be the elephant in the living room, the bedroom and the exam room.
This election offers a pretty clear choice, if youread more »
Shirley -Unfortunately we don't have control over others decisions. From what I have read, you are in the beginning of your relationship with this man. Although 8 months is time enough to sort through feelings, I'm not sure you should take him exactl
Hello old lady2,and JKL..... my location is 1/4 mile out of Sun River Oregon, Bend is the town. It is a ski, area in the winter, which may or may not be a down side. There are many older people that cross country, ski, and snowmobile. In the win
Loved your poem and will share with my yoga class tonight!
So, what I hear you saying is that this is unacceptable. Be clear and sure. You are not o.k. with this. If he wants this relationship (with you), he has to take down his profile and just be with you---it's always a risk on both sides. Thanks for fill