My Latest Posts
- Our Friends Who Still Support Trump: What Does This Say About Them—and Us?At what point does political disagreement become a question of values? And what happens when the people we love are on the other side? A surviving facts blog. There wasContinue reading “Our Friends Who Still Support Trump: What Does This Say About Them—and Us?”
- Jeffrey Epstein, King Lot, and the Oldest Boys’ Club in HistoryApparently, powerful men behaving badly is a tradition that goes back to biblical times. If Jeffrey Epstein had lived in biblical times, he might have felt right at home inContinue reading “Jeffrey Epstein, King Lot, and the Oldest Boys’ Club in History”
- The Billionaire Bros: When Is Enough Ever Enough?They have more money than they can spend in a thousand lifetimes. Apparently, that’s not enough. There is something almost impressive about the audacity of America’s billionaire class. They haveContinue reading “The Billionaire Bros: When Is Enough Ever Enough?”
- What are humans good for? A look back at my 2024 AI predictionA Surviving Facts Blog We’re ignoring the human impact of AI
- Who’s with me?A Starting Over at 60 Blog Raise your hand if you’re tired. C’mon, don’t be shy. Are you sick and tired? Angry and fatigued? Disgusted and exhausted? Bone weary andContinue reading “Who’s with me?”
- I spent the weekend with AIA Starting Over After 60 Blog I spent the weekend with ChatGPT. We are no longer speaking. As I’ve shared before, we have bought land on which we had plannedContinue reading “I spent the weekend with AI”
- A Blog about Nothing, except maybe a spelling lesson? CorrectedA Starting Over at 60 Blog Hey, WTM friends. It’s been a minute (36,000 minutes for my fellow exact-o-meters). Mostly, my absence has been about my book. Who knew writingContinue reading “A Blog about Nothing, except maybe a spelling lesson? Corrected”
- Six steps to Destroy AmericaA Surviving Facts Blog With so little change occurring in America’s political landscape— unless Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death and Mitch McConnell’s absence can be counted as change—- I’ve been reflectingContinue reading “Six steps to Destroy America”
- And here’s…. AndyA Surviving Facts Blog As predicted, I received, almost immediately after publishing, a white, male response to my second blog on racism. Here’s Andy, representing white males everywhere. White malesContinue reading “And here’s…. Andy”
- White person, disgustedA Surviving Facts Blog I wrote my blog, “White People Don’t Get It,” after a sleepless night of wrestling with the current state of our country. I’m writing again becauseContinue reading “White person, disgusted”
- Let’s Talk About AgeA Surviving Facts Blog As an owner of a fitness studio, I have customers ranging in age from 23 to 84. That’s the beauty of the enduring fitness program IContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Age”
- Who Knew Idiocracy Would Be A True Story?A Survivng Facts Blog Who’s ready to watch ultimate fighting on the White House lawn? At first, I thought this was a joke. Surely, Trump couldn’t be building an enormousContinue reading “Who Knew Idiocracy Would Be A True Story?”
- Long Overdue: An ApologyA Starting Over at 60 Blog This past week, the renowned medical journal, The Lancet, issued an apology. Specifically, the journal admitted a bias and ignorance toward women’s medical issues.Continue reading “Long Overdue: An Apology”
- The 2026 Met Gala and Other Lies About the American DreamA Surviving Facts Blog This past Monday, the Met held its annual fundraiser gala. It’s a spectacle, a parade of stars and influencers with elaborate and artsy haute couture. ThisContinue reading “The 2026 Met Gala and Other Lies About the American Dream”
- It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?My book— cover above— will be coming out late fall 2026. My publisher and I are in final edits, as well as beginning tor raise awareness. I rarely ask forContinue reading “It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?”
- The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather,Continue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
- Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2A Raising Autism Blog The Italian tour over, we were back to “regular” life. I was still working at this time, though I’d lose my job just a month andContinue reading “Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2”
- Not So Crazy TalkA Surviving Facts Blog We are living an upside down, inside out reality. Ten years ago, QANON was in full force, pushing out conspiracy theories like a Texas trad wifeContinue reading “Not So Crazy Talk”
- Exciting Announcement!Two years ago, I was called into an early morning meeting. At the age of 60, my corporate career was suddenly over. It was a tough time, and I neededContinue reading “Exciting Announcement!”
- Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture Excerpt from You’re Always 39: How to manage and recover from late career job loss and reinvent yourself, my book coming out in October 2026! Around ten years ago, IContinue reading “Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture “
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