10th Birthday of My Blog!
Today my blog is 10 years old! I'm excited and proud because this blog represents my longest commitment and the creative outlet I've never abandoned. Since I started this blog I've been through two apartments, five jobs, been married and divorced, I've gotten down to...
Why Does Polio Still Exist? What’s Pakistan’s Problem?
Vaccinators working with Rotary Intl. on polio eradication Yes, there has been a vaccine that completely protects against polio since 1959, but there are still parts of the world where polio paralyzes children every damn day. The polio virus has been eliminated all...
Creepypasta
For a blogger who likes stories and films that scare the crap out of her, it's shameful that I just discovered the following website: www.creepypasta.com. It's a strange name, but here's the explanation from their latest post: Creepypasta comes from the word...
“I Just Have Too Much to Do”
A common way to avoid facing problems is to stay very busy. I have friends who keep themselves booked so solidly that they don't have time to think about if they're really happy or what they can do about their job situation or why a relationship isn't working, etc....
Prayer plant
in the morning Someone misguidedly gave me a plant as a housewarming gift last July, not realizing that I dislike taking care of living beings. It's grown on me -- as it were -- and now I think I'd miss it if it weren't here, but it's all I can do to check its soil...
An Untold Story
Maya Angelou said, "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." A year ago I knew my mother didn't have long to live, but she didn't want anyone to know, so I had to blog about death without letting on why I was focused on that. That was very...
La Bloga
One of the blogueras at La Bloga posted Chicana/Latina Hair: A Discussion about Identity and Your Pelo Journey and she linked my recent post on having short hair. Amelia Montes wrote a much more thorough and thoughtful post than mine, so take a look. Thanks, Amelia!
Las Vegas. Yeah.
I'd never been to Las Vegas before I attended the 2014 Arbonne Global Training Conference earlier this month. Here I am enjoying the view from the penthouse suite I shared with three women (to cut down on costs): But I didn't have an easy time sleeping in a room...
Quote Freely, But Give Me Credit
If I'm known for nothing else, I'd like to be known for this original statement: You can't cure families; you can only prevent them. Thank you.
Chicana with Very Short Hair
novia de Frankenstein If I wash my hair and go to bed with it wet, I kind of have Bride of Frankenstein hair in the morning. Not only does it stand up in an inverted cone shape, but I've even got the streaks of gray. A friend asked why I'd want a photo of myself like...
Americans Discriminate against Other Fat Americans
Every once in a while I see an opinion piece in which someone asserts that there's no discrimination against fat people in the U.S. As evidence they often use the large numbers of fat people we have in the U.S. This is just ill-informed. Such writers clearly don't...
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself Update
Today I fit into my size 14 blouse again, with no dieting! Using Dr. Joe Dispenza's meditation technique, I'm just not as hungry. Being able to do a full yoga plow pose is now closer. It's stunning to me that I haven't restricted food or increased exercise, but...