Self-image


I was standing in line at the grocery behind a young mother and her little girl of about four. She was helping place items on the conveyor and at one point pulled a diet book out and hefted it a bit before remarking,

“This is a really heavy starving book.”

It was a diet book. Read Full Article


Is grizzle and paunch more sexy than long gray locks and a bit of meno-pot?
They are essentially the same thing, are they not?

Laugh lines and double chins for men are in.
But crow’s feet and waddles on women are sins.

What’s sauce for the gander should be good for goose.
Reality though is that men have choice while women still lose.

With apologies to Dr. Seuss, I poetically pondered the dilemma of “women of a certain age” and am forced to conclude that on the issue of aging, we are as disadvantaged as we seem to be at nearly every other mile marker in life. Read Full Article


In case you are interested, I had another piece at 50 Something Moms picked up for syndication in the upcoming week. I was thrilled but missed being able to tell Dad about it. He would have been so proud. As it is my family and extended family now know I am a blogger/writer and will no doubt be googling me, so I guess this was as good a week as any to have something for them to find.

The piece is called My Hollywood Wifestyle. Check it out and let me know what you think.