MidLifeBloggers

Babbling About Writing, Foucault, the Superbowl, but not the kitchen sink

02.08.2011

Of course, my anti-California slick style is that hard-core, jargon-laden, obscure, obfuscating academic writing.

Giving Voice to the Menoblahs

02.01.2011

I was one of those women who actually looked forward to menopause. I could not wait for the freedom and the neatness, for clear skin, and a steady weight.

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No Princess Fights Alone

01.31.2011

Anyone who still thinks that the internet is disruptive to personal relationships should know that the antithesis is true. We are one great big support system for our fellow bloggers in need.

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For Sale: Valentine S’mores

01.31.2011

Wrap each one in pretty red cellophane and tie with a bow. Take them down the road and up to the High Street–”Please, miss, won’t you buy my Valentine S’mores?”

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The Power of the Internet: Hebdomadal

01.28.2011

Imagine, I thought, if the web could come up with one such weird and wonderful word, what the hard copy Thesaurus that I’ve carted around with me for the past thirty-plus years would yield.

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Downsizing Your New Year’s Resolutions

01.06.2011

[B]ig plans or ideas can loom so large that they can block the view of the little things behind them— which in the long run are sometimes just as significant or satisfying.

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