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So…why would I, a completely non-religious, post-menopausal, fairly sane woman choose to learn to read Hebrew, memorize a Torah portion, study...
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My face needs a lot of fixing, apparently. I had a coupon to go to one of those “medical spas” –shiny places people go for shiny faces....
Losing Your Looks? Which One?
Kathleen Turner talked of once getting a script that described her character as “35 but still attractive”. (Feels like the writer wanted to...
The Old Me is New to Me
It snuck up on me, like a rainstorm in a cloudless sky. There was always the anticipation, the array of prospects and possibilities you have...
Time to Rock Menopause
Who’s to say who is pretty, ugly, fat, thin, rich, poor, smart, stupid, good, evil, crazy, not-so-crazy? Few things in life are...
Just Ate a Whole Box of Girl Scout Cookies — Big Whoop
You don’t care about my metabolism. Specifically, you don’t care about the grinding halt to which it came, and then turned around and spit in...
Not Just Old, Growing Old
I’m not going to lie, I hate being old. BUT, I really like growing older. Because I really like growing. It’s like...
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