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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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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 #1 – Midriff

Where it all Begins
In June of 2003, I wrote a piece explaining why I was going to title a book: Musings from the Midriff at Midlife, which became the first piece in the book. (A brief aside here: I used the underline method to signify my book title, but I wonder if that is [...]