More Important than ever: Wear Purple Today
After a shocking election in which the electoral system placed not the first woman in the White House, but a dangerously unstable man with a history of degrading not only women but races, religions and the environment; I am reminded of the blog I wrote as a letter to my grandchildren in Nov 2012. In […]
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“I love you, man.” Bromance in my face is O.K.
Note: I performed this at an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute class to many laughs & nods. Comments appreciated. “David may call, all right if we talk tonight? He needs to talk,” my husband asked. “Sure,” I said, “go ahead, and call your boyfriend. I’ll play with food. Dinner’ll take 45 minutes at least. Oh, and […]
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Grandmother YourSelf today!
Comma’s save lives, chuckle chuckle. Today is the day for fond remembrances of all the good meals you may have had or heard about from your own ancestors … and to “Grandmother Yourself.” Take each day like it is a special birthday and give yourself special treats only an understanding grandmother could provide. Honor your […]
...read moreSEPT 11th IS NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY BUT SOME WILL MISS OUT
Each September some 70 million American grandparents celebrate National Grandparents’ Day, but countless numbers will not because they are alienated or estranged from their adult children and thus their grandkids.
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First Woman President: About Time!
July 28, 2016 First Woman President: About TIME! Dear Annie: It’s sad that at 14 I have no idea how political your family is, or how your teachers are addressing this important election year, if at all. Did you watch any of the Democrat National Convention (DNC) on TV? I couldn’t bear to watch the […]
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Make Birthday’s Special No Matter What the Age
May all of you approach your birth-days with love for your selves first, then those close and far.
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‘GRANDMOTHER YOURSELF’ WITH PEACE THIS MOTHER’S DAY
This is Maxine, my 89-year-old mother-in-law, at her second-born son’s fourth wedding this week. Probably three-fourths of those pictured on the rock are descendant from her gene pool. You can tell from all the faces how much love she’s passed on. I once asked her if she’d help me draw a family tree. She replied […]
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Boycott Beyonce!
April 26, 2016 Dear Annie: As I was surfing the TV dials the other night I came across a new video-concert special by Beyonce called “Lemonade.” Now I’ve heard her music and liked some of it, but don’t watch music videos much and hadn’t seen more than fleeting images of her body. Well the first […]
...read moreWomen on Dollar Bills … Finally
April 21, 2016 Dear Annie, You’ve probably handled many dollar bills with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and other “founding fathers” of the great country we live on them. Well, finally women are going to be featured on the money we and everyone else who lives in or visits the U.S. handles. […]
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Pat's Blog, Perspectives and Values
Dear Fourteen Year Old Annie!
I have been remiss in writing and posting letters to you. Ten years have gone by since I last saw you and first started writing and saving letters. I just came across my favorite picture of you from when you were just one in my jewelry box. How sad that time and distance and the […]
...read moreBook Review Erica Jong’s: Fear of Dying
How did I not hear that Erica Jong’s 10th novel Fear of Dying has been out since September? In 1973 when I was 28 and single in New York City, her Fear of Flying was pivotal to my professional development as a sex educator, writer and more importantly my search for intimacy for four decades. […]
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