by Writer1 | Nov 24, 2019 | Women and midlife
I met my high school girlfriends in Palm Springs for a weekend to celebrate our 50th birthdays. It has been 32 years since we all lived in the same place. By the same place, I mean Los Angeles, but I also mean in each other’s exact space. We moved freely in and out of... 
by Writer1 | Jul 2, 2019 | Column, Uncategorized, Women and midlife
Artificial intelligence is a thing. I don’t understand it, and I’m not really interested in understanding it, but I’m told that Instagram scans my posts and the posts of my friends, multiplies them by the square root of something and then decides what ads to show... 
by Writer1 | Oct 29, 2018 | Column, Women and midlife
My mom with Dora (left) and Alice (right) I love those Progressive Auto Insurance commercials where they joke about how we’re all going to turn into our parents. Precocious as I am, I’m starting to think I’ve skipped a generation. I’m turning into my grandmothers. I... 
by Writer1 | Mar 18, 2016 | Column, Women and midlife
Two hours married. So far so good. When I was a newly engaged 25 year old registering for wedding gifts, I chose two sets of champagne glasses – fancy crystal ones and the cheaper, boxed ones for everyday. Yes, you read that right. In my mind, we’d definitely need... 
by Writer1 | Oct 23, 2015 | Column, On being a mom, Women and midlife
As publishished in The Week on October 21, 2015 The cool kids are hanging by the lockers, laughing and talking a little too loud. The nerds are in the classroom early, eager to shake hands with the teacher and nab the seats in the front row. The girls are put...