Not a lot of women like to talk about menopause. Scratch that. They don’t like to bring it up. Once the topic is introduced, they can’t stop talking about it! I’m trying to see it as a positive thing, like Raj in the Big Bang Theory did when he described it as, “nature’s birth control”! Â …
I’m not anti-plastic surgery. I’m not against anything that’s someone’s personal choice, that doesn’t hurt anyone else, really. But I think it’s time we stopped making a big hairy deal about how well someone is aging when they’re not aging naturally. And that’s this week’s randt. …
There seems to be an epidemic of low self-esteem among my sisterhood and I find it disturbing and puzzling. Â …
NOTE: I have learned that this is a hoax. Or at least, it started that way. It was meant to inspire exactly the kind of discussion I’ve started here. So life imitates art. Read on: Perhaps you’ve heard of the thigh gap. It’s the determination to be so thin that your thighs don’t rub together. It’s ridiculous and in many cases, unsafe to pursue this stupid fad. But that’s not stopping some teen girls from making it their goal. And it gets even better. Or in this case, worse. …
I’ve been around and I’ve gone around. Â By that I mean I’ve relieved myself in some mighty nice restrooms in Las Vegas, England, France and elsewhere. Â But I think I’ve found the nicest public loo in my own city. Â Â …
I was willing to concede that the current lyrics of our national anthem should go back to their original form. …
Slowly we’re clearing away some forgotten stuff from the basement. There has been talk of shelf building and that sort of thing. Looking around under the stairs the other day I found a handful of magazines. Some are comics (worthless, I checked) and one is a Woman’s Day from March 11, 1980. Â …
London has been invaded by the world’s best skaters!  Our city is hosting the World Figure Skating Championships this week. …
The US Defence Department is finally allowing women to serve in combat roles. Â …
This is one for the ladies -even more than the recent one about shoes. Â Â …
There are times when a woman over 40 feels like a Who down on the speck whom only Horton the elephant can hear in the Dr Seuss classic Horton Hears a Who. “We are here, we are here, we are here!” …
You’ve likely heard about the phenomenon that is the Grey trilogy, beginning with the first book, Fifty Shades of Grey.  Millions of copies have been snapped up by mainly women readers and it shows no signs of slowing down. …
Ashley Judd impressed the heck out of me and millions of other women when she fought back via a well-written essay against the idiotic tabloids that scrutinize and criticize women. Â …
My overwhelming reaction to my life is this: grateful. Â …
So many women do it. Â I did it the other day and I only caught myself after it was too late. Â We criticize our bodies relentlessly. Â It’s as if we want to put a spotlight on our flaws before anybody else dares to realize that we’re not perfect. Â Enough already! Â …