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SEX AFTER SEVENTY – REALLY??
Sex after seventy? Yes. Give it a go! Sex has a purpose besides making babies, although, in my case, it seemed I was always making a baby - but, I digress. There are benefits to sex after seventy. INTIMACY PROTECTS AND IMPROVES HEALTH Studies now confirm that people...
My dysfunctional relationship…with my violin!
fiddling is a genre different than classical violin I read a lot about poor self-esteem, lately. Yes! That’s a big one, and accomplishment is usually the key to better self-esteem. I wish I could say that my ‘hobby’, a dysfunctional relationship with my violin for...
Why Your Long-term Marriage May be Quietly Failing
People are dumping their long-term marriages. Why?
The Great Outdoors is Good For You!
"Get on outside and play!" How many times did we hear that one as children? I always assumed the command was generated by my skipping wildly in the kitchen, screaming at my brother in the living room, or using a bed for a trampoline. It could even have been for this...
I WRITE BOOKS!
Just to establish my credentials up front, I come from nowhere, friends. My most intense learning experiences... and some of my most incredible failures, occurred when I lived off the grid in the rough hills of Western Wisconsin, no utilities, survivalist,...
Are These Yours?
Hey, come on! Lighten up. Where I come from, lots of us wear these, especially if we are......say.........over 50. They are comfortable, double-up as shorts (at least, as 'short' as we'd like them to be!) and have that loosey-goosey waist band. Now, if you're...
The Ups and Downs of Estrogen
And the ins and outs, as we shall see, girls! Estrogen is very necessary for all things female. In fact, if you are approaching menopause or have passed through that barren land, you don't need me to tell you about estrogen necessity. Once the needle on a your gas...
Core Hollow
Excerpt from Core Hollow: As I stand here in the wet, sloppy snow, in the low light of the late winter sun, I can rehash to you once again the jaded story of love plus un-forgiveness, that old tale you've all heard too many times to care. A story featuring the...
Let’s Talk About Soap!
CARROLL RYGH SUMPTUOUS SOAPS! The very name sounds opulent and rich! These beautiful bars are infused with delicate fragrances, touched with a swirl of natural oils and glycerins, deepened with textured marigold and lavender petals, alive with botanicals, milks and...
Getting Results!
What are the keys to getting fitness results, anyway? Most of us wish and hope for change on a multitude of levels. We may even pray for changes of a serious nature. But, let's face it, friends, if we're not willing to decide upon a plan for change, and put in the...
Let’s Talk About Disease!
No comments? I guess, not........ugh! No one likes to talk about disease. We just hope we won't get one, right? However, as our bodies age, the odds are not in our favor unless we change them. Chances are we may come down with, particularly, a lifestyle disease. So...
So What’s the Answer to Depression? Huh?
Depression occurs over serious problems we cannot solve.
Down and Dirty Depression
SSorry friends, depression is a normal state of mind in many circumstances. Feeling sad and tired, wanting to sleep constantly, not enjoying social activities, eating too much or too little are all common components of normal depression. Sounds pretty uncomfortable....