My sweet, sweet man

When trying to explain to someone some months ago what is so special about Kevin O’Sullivan, I said, “He’s the kind of person you want next to you when the worst things in your life happen.” Now he has died and I don’t know what to do...

Rocking my foundation

I despise talking about all things medical. Truly can take about three minutes of it before I glaze over and don’t hear anymore. I tend to want to just take care of things and not dwell. So, yes, I am way over talking about my left knee. Thought to possibly be a...

Flex time

My knee has been in a brace for two weeks. Went for an MRI yesterday. I’m feeling mostly positive about the healing process, but increasingly frustrated by how limited I am in getting the simplest things done in my life. Boy did I take for granted walking to...

Partnership and our light

I’m 50 years old and I’ve always been single. It makes some people uncomfortable and that used to bother me a lot. Now I see it clearly as a choice I made, just one that isn’t very popular in our country, where the American dream is equated with a a...

Happy Valentine’s Day

As I write this, I imagine there are women running around getting pedicures and bikini waxes and men filling candy stores in droves. And the frugal and philosophical sorts making a big deal of not celebrating. And the people in dead marriages not knowing what the hell...

Lemmings and a ‘Fishbowl’

I enjoy reading the daily goings-on in the media via my Mediabistro.com email bulletin every morning. It’s a nice gauge on popular stories and how they played and it pulls interesting tidbits in from all over the industry. So this morning I clicked on the...