Jane Gassner

Walking Manhattan: Harlem, Grant’s Tomb, Katz’s Deli

05.21.2012

by Lisa Weldon of reSoulin’ my dancing shoes My sister and daughter are in town today. Will take a few days off and post only quick thoughts. To start our day, Michele and I walked down the street to find farmers, bakers, and beekeepers setting up a fresh market. Peaches, cherries, raspberries, freshly baked breads and [...]

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OP ED on ShePosts: The Bloggers Bitch Book

05.16.2012

What is with the hostility we women are showing each other online? There are sites that exist for the sole purpose of acid and cruel putdowns of other bloggers. There are bloggers who devote whole posts to vitriole against other bloggers. Why?

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Growing Eyelashes

05.15.2012

Eyelashes are in.  You knew that didn’t you?  You could tell because there isn’t a female appearing on TV that isn’t sporting mega-eyelashes.  I liked the look, maybe because it took me back to the days when slapping on a pair of false eyelashes was as natural as putting on mascara.  That was back in [...]

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I’m Growing My Hair. How Long Should I Go?

05.11.2012

I’m growing my hair. I think. I last had it cut about six months ago. It was the third strike and out for that particular hairdresser, and I haven’t found anyone to replace her. Well, I’m replacing her, actually. I have some haircutting shears (they came with the dog grooming kit I bought for Molly) [...]

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The MidLifeBlogger Buys a Bathing Suit

05.09.2012

The fact is that my figure flaws are exaggerated, exacerbated, and made paramount by the wearing of a swim suit.

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MidLife-Beauty.com: New Boomer Site

05.06.2012

MidLife-Beauty is a window onto what my friends and I are saying to each other about makeup and hair, our skin and our bodies.

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Where Have I Been, and other stories I could tell

04.18.2012

Too, I’ve been somewhere else in my mind, being unfaithful, yes, but all for the grander good.

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Monday Thoughts on Money, Capitalism and Morality

04.09.2012

And when did the fact of being successful in business become such a vaunted American trait?

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Wednesday Writers Workshop: Writing No Matter What

04.04.2012

I dare you to raise your hand if you’ve never sat in front of the screen or paper and just thought, shoulders slumped, I don’t wanna.

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Devolution of my state of mind

04.03.2012

Thursday PM:  Got back from New York this evening.  It was a good trip.  Had fun with friends and relatives–well, some of them.  Saw a Broadway play.  Met In Real Life two editors I’ve only known via the Internet.  Hatched a plan to start a new blog.  Bought the domain name.   Made notes about [...]

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