by Dana Gonzalez I always knew I was different. I've suffered this ailment for as long as I can remember and decades later, there's still no cure. In fact, it wasn't until I was in my late 40s that the condition I share with millions of other women was diagnosed as Resting Bitch Face (or... Continue Reading →
THE ART OF THE SELFIE by dana gonzalez Of course Kim Kardashian has a 400-page book of selfies. I'm sure my 11-year-old daughter could fill such a book as well. They have to take their own pictures of themselves because nobody else is as infatuated with their own image as they are. One, because she... Continue Reading →
Being a woman comes historically and even now, with a whole lot of baggage. I don't mean that, because Southwest offers two free bags per person, I bring two regardless of where I'm going or for how many days. We women just got a lot going on. At some point we decided to sum up... Continue Reading →
Is anyone else wondering what you might look like now if you’d chosen a wholesome (by which I mean lame) youth versus adventurous and fancy free? By which I mean a bar-hopping, sun junky who enjoyed herself a cigarette now and then, but mostly a lot? The truth is, the cosmetic industry capitalizes on our... Continue Reading →
Shanghai, CHINA That’s ‘Hi Baby!’ in Chinese. In China, it's usual and accepted that most families, local and foreign, employ Chinese women to manage the household. The 'Ayi' (Auntie) will clean, do laundry, wash dishes, shop for food, care for children, pay bills, and whatever else needs to be done, all for a very reasonable (ridiculously... Continue Reading →
Longmont, CO As we prepared to embrace 2019, my husband and I looked around the house with an objective eye, evaluating the potential contents of our upcoming 12 months’ “Apocalist.” This is our revolving litany of things undone, or partially done, some of which are highly necessary – a working furnace from November through April,... Continue Reading →
The author shares a humorous yet poignant reflection prompted by her son's question about moving to Canada if Trump wins the election. Through their conversation, she highlights her son's naivety regarding politics and her own desire for political discourse. Ultimately, she expresses concerns about her children's future leadership amidst current political anxieties.
“If humans were meant to fly, we’d have wings.” Certainly this is true of babies, who, if meant to fly would have an on-off switch or, at the very least, a volume control?
The way people talk about humidity! You'd think it was the devil's work. But try a winter in the American Southwest - feeling like a dried up prune is no picnic! We've got humidifiers running 24/7 just so we can complain when April comes around and we get a bit of moisture in the air.... Continue Reading →
