Ahhhhh....a sweet treat for your body. This pink Rock Star soap by LUSH will keep you smelling sweet during the day, just lathered some on. Check out all their deliciously smelling soap and other... Read More >
After eight years of dating women (and two trans men), I’ve started going out again with what queer women like myself refer to as “bio boys”—people who are biologically born... Read More >
What does a life cost? In 1987, I knew exactly: $150,000. One of my major responsibilities as a hospital department manager was obtaining authorization from insurance companies for bone marrow... Read More >
The Jewish Sabbath is a festival of liberation, but for the uninitiated, it can also be quite a workout. No work is done on Shabbat, no commerce transacted. In the first winter of my observance, I... Read More >
On the drive home last night, as was inevitable, I found something to annoy me. The bumper sticker on the car next to me read “Who Rescued Who?” printed over a paw print.
“Who... Read More >
My children have dentist appointments on Monday. I know this. I am planning on it. I did not need a reminder phone call. And, I’m not really sure I got one. Read More >
My tiny, healthy, L.A. actress of a sister always does these 9 day cleanses that she's swears by.
Not only does it clean out the gunk in her "pipes" apparently, it drops lbs. and inches in... Read More >
There was an article in the NY Times over the weekend about how the new trend for stay-at-home moms is to become a locavore, a farmer of sorts, a chicken raiser. Pretty fascinating. They're calling... Read More >
When I picked up Lori Gottlieb’s book, Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, which came out in February, it was with skepticism. I have spent the last three years interviewing... Read More >
Imagine wanting what you already have.”
Her words stop me cold, freeze my deep and purposeful breathing.
“What,” I think, “did that crazy hippie lady just say?”
I... Read More >
When we were engaged to be married, back in the halcyon days of early 2001, my husband and I participated in an elaborate mating ritual that has taken hold deep within American culture. We... Read More >
I got my first clue things were shifting when they changed the name of the Personnel Department to Human Resources. That title brought to mind bodies wearing pressed suits and hanging from huge... Read More >
The Jewish Sabbath is a festival of liberation, but for the uninitiated, it can also be quite a workout. No work is done on Shabbat, no commerce transacted. In the first winter of my observance, I... Read More >
If you need a few words today while you're clinking glasses, here are a some of our favorite Irish sayings and blessings:
"As you slide down the banister of life, May... Read More >
Ahhhhh....a sweet treat for your body. This pink Rock Star soap by LUSH will keep you smelling sweet during the day, just lathered some on. Check out all their deliciously smelling soap and other... Read More >
I love this green tea. It's a perfect mixture of green tea and honey that gives it a really smooth taste.During my afternoon slump I usually have a cup of this tea and wow do I feel much better.... Read More >
