If you haven’t heard from me for awhile and you wonder where I’ve been, this is a good time to re-mention that I have changed my name from Middle Aged Plague to This Woman Writes. You can find, and follow, me at www.ThisWomanWrites.AreaVoices.com, and if you’re used to reading me on a particular newspaper blogging platform, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘lifestyle’
Honesty — It’s Still a Lonely Word
January 24th, 2013
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Note: This post is simultaneously published at This Woman Writes, the new name and new location of Middle Aged Plague. Transition — it’s never easy. I just finished reading one of those inspirational stories that is supposed to energize me but actually makes me want to rest my head on my paper-cluttered desk and weep. [...]
If Pumpkins Were Money, I’d Be Rich
January 17th, 2013
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Before we get started, allow me to say that I’ve changed my name from Middle Aged Plague to This Woman Writes, where I will eventually be transferring my posts and writing. Please, if you are a regular reader, let’s not lose one another. You can sign up at This Woman Writes to receive me, in my [...]
Life’s — and Death’s — Lessons
January 10th, 2013
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I visited my father the other day. Generally, these visits consist of my kneeling before a concrete slab, embedded in which is a plaque bearing Dad’s name and two salient dates. I tell him how much we miss him and how glad we are that he’s in a better place, and then I bring him [...]
I’m a Believer — So Are You
December 19th, 2012
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We disagree with one another a lot these days, but I think I’ve found three sentences we can all say, “Yes, that’s true,” to: 1) We are all born. 2) We all die. 3) In between, we operate each of our lives based upon individual belief systems, which in themselves are loosely or tightly based [...]
Married — 30 Years — with Children
December 13th, 2012
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We started out young and dumb, and next week will find us middle aged and wiser. Tuesday the Norwegian Artist and I celebrate 30 years of marriage. One man, one woman, who decided to throw our lots in together and see where our combined energy, talent, drive, and love would take us in a world [...]
The Socks from Hell
December 5th, 2012
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I have conquered the Socks from Hell. It is not so much that I have subjugated these hand-knitted demons to their knees so much that I have brought them to my feet. Snugly, quietly, they embrace my very soles, and you would never guess how much anguish, toil, trouble, and sheer screaming frustration it took [...]
Black Friday — Shopping Can Be Fun, Really
November 19th, 2012
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Any of you with teenagers know that you’re frequently unpopular with them for major issues like, say, breathing, and for awhile, our policy of not buying electronics, CDs, DVDs, or digital detritus really affected our poll numbers. “But it’s what I WANT,” they argued. “Don’t you want to buy me a gift that I WANT?” [...]
Mr. Smith Stays out of Washington
November 15th, 2012
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Tired-of-Being-Youngest is attending culinary school, which I assure you is just as delicious as it sounds. I can’t wait until spring quarter, when she studies Baking and Pastries, and am sure that I will work off all of her homework assignments by some extra time in the garden. One of the most amazing things about [...]
