Benson. Boone. Benny brings up a lot of emotional juice, doesn’t he? To the cynics, he’s suspect. To the ones that love him, he’s a fantasy. Either way, he draws a line in the sand, doesn’t he?. Me? I like him. My husband is bewildered by my fascination with him. But he’s not too fond…
Why do some people make us feel alone, even when we’re together—while others make silence feel like the deepest conversation? I was listening to a podcast today and one of the guests mentioned how he enjoys the presence of certain people. He didn’t say spending time with certain people. That struck me. Spending time is…
I just finished watching My Mom Jayne, the story of Mariska Hargitay’s mother, Jayne Mansfield. It was a wonderful documentary, and it brought to mind a personal family secret that I wasn’t aware of until about 8 years ago. There’s a very real possibility that I have a half-brother out there somewhere. I’m not going…
Shayne and I went to a local Farmer’s Market this morning and there was a free book table. I stopped and found a book by Miriam Zimmer Bradly that I’d never seen before, and picked it up, quite excited about my found treasure. As we were walking up an aisle, a woman stopped me and…
A few weeks ago, I was in a large natural foods grocery store stopping in to get a salad from their salad bar. I like using salad bars, since I am on a pretty restricted diet due to an autoimmune issue I’m trying to clear up. After I made my salad, I noticed that the…
