Yeah, that’s it. Right into the trash. — It’s almost hard to believe that once upon a time we watched television without paying a monthly bill for the privilege but then again we also used to drink water straight from the tap for free. I used to read a lot of sci-fi but I don’t remember cable TV…

And the dismantling of American Exceptionalism — When and where you are born determines many of the assumptions you grow up with. For example, there’s a laundry list of things certain (white) people in the United States take for granted. Like many girls of my generation, I grew up simply assuming that one day I would marry…

Applying for my dream job! — Dear Busy Executive, I’m responding to your ad and I sure hope I’m not too late. I’m seeing it just now online but I also saw it yesterday morning pinned to the classifieds board in Junior’s Deli-Mart. I mean, I’m sure you’re the same busy executive who stuck that ad…

Even if it seems like a slightly questionable docu-drama — I don’t recall Cleveland being like this and I’m sure Lodi, Ohio (bless its heart) certainly wasn’t. But there’s definitely a bizarre edge to the simplest things I see walking down the streets of New York City. It might have something to do with all the movies that have been…

Give ’em hell, Luiz!!! — Gushing fangirl alert. If you’re looking for hard facts and well-grounded research, I suggest that Caitlin Johnstone is your cuppa (she’s certainly mine!). But if you, like me, think that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is just the dreamiest then you, my friend, are in the right place. The man…

Keep your forested idylls, this is my idea of the perfect home — Who lives there? Those lucky ducks! Can you even believe this setup? I was recently at, yes, another doctor’s appointment and you know me. Leave me alone in a room with windows and photos will be taken. Even from my own not-exactly view-worthy home, I’m always taking photos.

But tell me who is surprised? Huh? — Right up front let’s be real clear that I come not to bash your god but to scratch my head in confusion. Think about it. If any one solitary person (or fifty for that matter) went around talking about their belief in the invisible man in the sky who created…

Stop war — Here’s a radical notion: give someone you love — even your Mom — flowers and candy and breakfast in bed some random day during the year when it’s not expected. …

In what universe is this appropriate footwear for a 64-year-old? — File this under the heading of When TF Are You Going to Act Your Age?! (Does never work for you?) Way back when I was only 61, I was fussing over this dumb-ass issue with a friend. Here we are three years later and still no Baby Jane Alert from…