Killing It In My Sixties

I have never been a person who talks politics. I’ve never been a person to state my party preference privately or publicly. I don’t even claim a political party; I have been registered as an Independent for as many as years as I can remember. I have always voted for a candidate not a party.…

The holidays are not all merry and jolly. In fact, for some, this is the hardest time of the year.  That is me – I am “some”. I delicately straddle the days leading up to Christmas and New Years – Wanting to enjoy the beautiful and fun parts: the decorations, lights, music, parties and young…

Do you ever have those moments, days, weeks, or years that feel like a never-ending doomsday? Maybe you got a flat tire on the way to work, or the suspicious-tasting salmon-skin sushi roll last night, landed you in the bathroom until the wee hours of the morning.  Or you keep getting sick; virus after virus, until…

A witch, a princess, a rock star, a super hero, a ghost, a zombie, a nurse, a fireman or a human-size taco? What will you be? It’s that time of year again – where we may or may not be dressing up for Halloween.  If we are not thinking about it for our kids – or…

Belonging, longing to be longed for, longing to belong, longing to be loved and included.  These are the feelings and unattainable qualities I have chased for as long as I have had memories.  Other people usually do not see this; they see a friendly, outgoing and positive person. Someone who is likeable enough.  A person…

Does going home to your childhood places comfort you? I have been doing a lot of coming home for the past 3 years. First, I returned to my home town of Petaluma after living in other cities, and in one case – another country, for the ten years prior to that. It would be an…

Recently I have been hearing about a new trend called, “raw-dogging” in relationship to flying on airplanes.  This trend popularized by TikTok, is also known as, “barebacking” and involves taking a commercial airline flight, usually of at least two or more hours, with zero sensory stimuli.  This practice entails sitting through the duration of the…

Okay – let’s just say it’s been a while since I had a first date. I have not actively pursued dating in a few years – I am actually quite content with my life and it no longer feels like something is missing that I need to seek out. I did, however, date quite a…

Ever been asked, “Why in God’s name did you drink out of a dirty garden hose when you were little?”  Because we weren’t allowed to come in the house once we were outside!  I was a child of the sixties – when we were home all day-every day in the summer, my mother sent us…

If I could give only one piece of advice from my own life – it would be to TRAVEL!  As with many others, I have not been able to travel much since COVID.  But this year I have at least three trips planned and I am beyond excited!  The packing and planning, the anticipation of…