Back Off, iPhone X
The new iPhone X uses face recognition technology to unlock your phone. Even a glance at the phone will unlock it. People are very excited about this, but personally, I’m not keen on this technology. […]
Random Thoughts
When Your Professional Bio Reads Like a Match.com Profile
If your Professional Bio reads kind of like this: “I’m married to my high school sweetheart and we live in the gorgeous Hudson River Valley. We have a goofy German Shepherd named Baron von Sillymeister […]
You Want to take a Picture of my WHAT?
(I wrote another article about vaginas. To be fair, I only did so after reading the article put out by the good folks at Fstoppers about…wait for it…vagina photography. I didn’t post it for fear […]
Perfect Michelle and 100 Vaginas
My friend, Michelle, is perfect. She is creative with a flair for design; she is an incredible cook; a gardner for whom plants want to grow; a loving and supportive mom and wife, and so […]
We Don’t Need a Better Band-Aid
My two cents worth on this whole healthcare thing: I took my dog to the vet last week. She had hurt her leg somehow and, despite rest, it wasn’t getting better. I love my vets, […]
Be the Cracked Egg
Peel away the shell of a perfect dyed Easter egg and the inside is pretty boring–just a plain white hard boiled egg. Nothing to see here. But peel an imperfect Easter egg, one that’s been […]
One Shirt to Save Us All
I have a lot of dreams. I have goals that I am still working to accomplish. And sometimes, nay, most of the time, I worry that I won’t be able to accomplish them. It’s not […]
We Used To Be Soup, But Now We are Salad.
This is the ship’s manifest from February 14, 1903, the day my 21 year old grandfather arrived at Ellis Island. I have three other ships’ manifests, each showing the arrival date of each of […]
Here’s Yet Another Meme to Prove My Point
When you respectfully disagree, conversations happen. When you respectfully agree to disagree, friendships move forward. These are all Good Things. But when you act like a self-righteous jerk, allowing for no opinions other than your […]
Regarding Princess Leia
My dad died unexpectantly when he was 60 years old, the same age as Carrie Fisher. I was 26 at the time. I kissed his lifeless body goodbye and walked out of the hospital. It […]