I’m So Blessed, Yeh-eh-es, Yeh-eh-es, YES: Getting Older, Getting Better

It’s a scene from the 2012 comedy film, This is 40—-husband Pete is assembling candles on his wife Debbie’s birthday cake and one of their preteen daughters has a question: “Why does it say ’38’ and not ’40’?” “Cuz’ your mom wants to be 38, let’s not mention it again.” And the rest of movie… Continue reading I’m So Blessed, Yeh-eh-es, Yeh-eh-es, YES: Getting Older, Getting Better

Keep It Classy Ma! Aging With Dignity Vs. Desperation

To let my kids tell it, when it comes to measuring moms on a Sliding Scale Of Hipness, their Mama ranks pretty close to the top. No other adult they know, for example, is a journalist who gets paid to chat up some of the performers they’ve seen on TV and allows them occasional access… Continue reading Keep It Classy Ma! Aging With Dignity Vs. Desperation