People say it’s hard to make friends as we get older. Nonsense. It might be harder to *like* people as we get older. I mean, everyone is so opinionated and there’s all the shouting.
We really should be able to make friends as easily at this age as we did when we were ten. For one thing, we know how to properly brush our teeth now. That alone makes talking to people a more pleasant activity. Every year, I manage to add to my ever-growing list of loved ones. [...]
16 ways to enjoy a high school reunion
This past weekend, Husband and I attended another one of those “let’s get together and reminisce about a time when we could bend down and touch our toes” events. Reunions are tricky, I tend to avoid mine, but this particular crew of groovy graduates is terrific. They love my husband and don’t seem to mind [...]
Our kitchen table
You might think just because I’ve got a career, happy family, and blue eyes that I’ve got it all. You might think because I scored an agent and the greatest friends known to man that I’m perfectly content and satisfied. You might think that I have no idea what it feels like to be lonely, [...]
How to prepare for guests who don’t agree with what you say, think, or do…but love you anyway
Friends are like the sweet cream frosting on top of a red velvet cake; they make everything that’s already good even that much more delicious. And then they induce a bowel movement. But they are so worth the trouble, no? As I’ve often said, I look for mutual adoration in every relationship. That’s the best [...]
Who has time between flag football and allergy outbreaks to answer chain emails?
Dear Lovely Readers, Sometimes, when checking my email account, I find messages from Facebook friends and immediately regret joining that destroyer of time and good taste. Creating an account under my real name was a bad call; not only do I have to defend old pictures and what I was thinking at the time (“Coloring [...]
The La-La Sisterhood
I spent last weekend in Ft. Lauderdale with friends I’ve known since the early 1980s. We have a ton of memories from our teenage and college years. Now Cathy, Julie, and I are making memories from an adventure known as middle age. Girl-bonding during a three-day marathon of enjoyable conversation is good for the soul. [...]
Childhood, adult, middle age: the journey from cute to comatose
Amber, Jackie, and I have been friends since high school. (I’m using different names and identifying characteristics, so that jail time may be avoided.) Over the years, our conversations have changed along with our hairstyles and threshold for pain. This has never been more apparent than in the last few weeks. We used to talk [...]
Ten years of two
I did something the other day I swore I’d never do. No, I’m not talking about voting Republican or driving through downtown Gainesville. I’m talking about something truly embarrassing and unworthy of a former punk queen who hung out in Ybor City before they installed street lights. I put together 77 of my children’s photos [...]
My annual newsletter
‘Tis the season for holiday cards and form letters. That’s right. Check out those cards and one or two are usually stuffed with an annoying newsletter. Some family you hardly talk to sends along an impressive list of achievements designed to catch you up. It’s filled with boring anecdotes about the family vacation in Paris, [...]
Thoughts and concerns (while fighting the good fight)
I’m not comfortable posting details about my health right now. Not sure why. Maybe because writing a scene is challenging when you don’t know how the story ends? (Besides, you have my number.) If you don’t, scour the restrooms at Skipper’s Smokehouse. Or wait until I write about it (when I’m damn good and ready.) [...]
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