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Tag Archives: news

Call to Prayer

Suddenly the sounds of a helicopter flying low and sirens split the peace of my afternoon.  My housemate and I wondered what was going on.  She went on Facebook and we discovered there was a hazmat threat at a school not too far from us.read more »

How to exercise when you’re “too busy”

If you’re too busy to exercise, you’re just like everyone else.read more »

To Create or Not to Create, That is the Question.

I wax philosophical on Sundays, mulling over those deep questions of human existence and why we are here. Are we here to take up space and get caught up in the gears of our cultural existence—sitting on the couch after a grinding work day watchiread more »

I don’t believe in it any more

A year and a half ago, my husband left me very suddenly after 27 years together. As far as I was aware, up until he told me he was leaving me for someone else, I thought things were good between us.  All of our closest friends and family were sturead more »

Hammer Toe after 45: What every vibrant woman should know

There are more than 30 joints and 20 bones in just one of your feet, and that leaves a lot of opportunity for something to go wrong.read more »

TV News Age Discrimination

This week I was watching extensive local coverage of the Boston bombings.  I rarely watch local news, since so much of it seems superficial and giggly. So only at this time of crisis did I notice how much younger the women anchors were than the mread more »

Neighbors’ Aggressive Dog

We live in a rural area w/no leash laws here in the county or in the town 3 mi. away.  My neighbors across the street moved in about 2 yrs ago & shortly thereafter got 2 boxers.  My husband & I have 3 cats (1 which adopted us &amread more »

Frozen shoulder: What is it, and why do women over 45 get it so often? Hot Conversation

Frozen shoulder isn’t one of those menopause-era illnesses you hear about often, but it’s surprisingly common among vibrant women.read more »

Hysterectomy after 45: What every Vibrant woman should know

Half a million US women have a hysterectomy every year, and you could become one of them.read more »

HITTING THE SHEETS AFTER 50

It really doesn’t matter what age you are, sex is a constant in our society.  It’s thrown at us from every angle, in magazines and television ads, and countless pieces of junk email talking about dating sites, better sex and read more »