Midriff Muse

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Midlife Musings, Midriff Expansion (weight gain), Chronicles of Midlife Coming of Age and a few other things

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Daddy’s Girl

This was the post I put together when I discovered my blog was infected.  I posted it to my writer’s group blog but in case you didn’t get to read it and with Dad’s 80th birthday coming up, I thought I’d share it here.
Yesterday I bundled up without regard for fashion or vanity to spend [...]

What Do We Mean When We Say Well-Rounded?

A woman’s body expands at the mid-section during middle age and not in a way that is charming like a pregnancy. I’ve tried for years to accept this thickening philospohically. The fact of the matter is that no matter how much I wax poetic about accumulated wisdom, a broadened perspective or even the [...]

Why Can’t We All Just Get A Thong?

Because it’s not a good idea and I’ll tell you why. Some of you have read my previous musings on this subject. I’m asking you to stay with me while I fill in the newcomers and then I will broaden the scope, so to speak.
Several years ago, my daughters convinced me to try wearing a [...]

Midlife Musings #2008z – Going to Greater Lengths

Okay, I am going to be expounding on the topic of hair again. The fact is that my midriff and my body hair are my two biggest growth industries, so they provide a lot of material. What follows here was written as an addendum to the “Exceeding Hairline” piece. And since I have previously connected [...]