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It is well known and well documented that women’s health issues have been under-studied as compared to men’s health issues. If you weren’t aware, or if you doubt it, just Google “male bias in medical research”. And this one I’m taking personally. Why? Because a part of the female anatomy has been “found” that might…
Living and working BY DEFAULT means choosing the easiest path, either by unconsciously resorting to bad habits (or merely old ones that no longer serve you), or by maintaining the status quo. Sometimes we seek to avoid the conflict that can come with making a change. Sometimes we…
Dear Menendez Supporter: I hope this is not how you are finding out about the death of Journalist Robert Rand. If it is, I know you will be as shocked as the rest of us were when we learned the news earlier this month. It is the end of an era. Sadly, Bob…
Artists, crafters, and teachers: Do you have a creative mess? Do you feel inspired by it? Or overwhelmed? I have helped clients organize their quilting and sewing rooms; scrapbooking, jewelry making, painting, and glass art studios; and elementary school art classrooms. Their respective supplies and equipment all had different storage requirements, but the clients…
Spoiler alert: It’s not just old folks who need to organize their pills! NOTE 1: Since I’m retired now, on Medicare, and collecting the Social Security benefits I worked for decades to accrue, I figure I’ve earned the right to talk about “old folks”. Yes? NOTE 2: Although the title implies a series, I’m…
Are you frustrated with your life? Or, maybe your life is pretty good, but you’re annoyed with a few aspects of it? Maybe you just need to change your settings. (Scroll down for 2026 UPDATE.) Tech Settings Technology has preferences we can set for everything from font…
NOTE: Don’t worry, this post doesn’t contain spoilers! I have long been a fan of the Outlander series of books by Diana Gabaldon. History, romance, genealogy, time travel, adventure, strong female characters, and men in kilts — what could be better? When the Starz TV series premiered in 2014, I thought: “That’s not what Jamie…
One day, when we were discussing our new book club reading list, of which one selection was about the Ku Klux Klan, my aunt said offhandedly, “Oh yeah, Daddy joined the Klan. But then he realized he didn’t agree with what they were doing and quit. Mommy made dresses for us girls out of the…
Decluttering and letting go of unwanted items is good for the soul. One man’s trash can indeed be another man’s treasure! Repurposing can be a creative and satisfying endeavor. And recycling is good for the planet. But there’s a limit to what one person…
“Francis Robbins went west to the gold rush and was never heard from again.” This was a story I had never heard until I started researching my family history. And that’s all there was to it, too. Nothing about the man himself or the family he left behind. Because nobody knew anything else. Frank…
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