The Place to Take a Humor Break
Ah, science. In the “strange but true” category, here are some research results that may have you scratching your head: According to this study, women who have unprotected sex are happier and mentally sharper than […]
When I’m not Netflixing and chilling with my bae, I’m staying on fleek while getting turnt at my favorite drinking establishment with my mains, because, after all, YOLO. Am I right? And it’s pretty remarkable […]
This week’s post is like the soup you make with whatever’s left in the fridge: a concoction of random ingredients/thoughts on topics from the ridiculous to the…well, somewhat less so: At this age, we grow […]
While men and women aren’t really from different planets, we do have our differences. Curious about the current state of the science regarding this phenomenon, I did an exhaustive Internet search to determine exactly what we […]
Remember the games we boomers played when we were kids? Think tag, musical chairs, or blind man’s bluff. Now that we’re all grown up (chronologically, anyway), we may not have the fortitude, flexibility or inclination […]
Growing up, I hated my name. Mom said she named me Roxanne after some relatively unknown actress from the early fifties whose moniker caught her fancy. When you’re young, you want nothing more than to […]
If you’ve ever been in a live-in relationship, you’ve had them—those moments that reveal what day-to-day cohabitation is really like. With apologies to Ingmar Bergman, here are some scenes (out-takes?) from my marriage that aren’t […]
As frustrating as it can be to care for aging parents, there also are moments filled with hilarity — along with cat barf and poop at 35,000 feet. Here’s the story: My then-72-year-old mother is […]
It was one of those profound moments. Well, sort of. I stood at the magnifying mirror one recent morning plucking rogue mustache hairs, and it dawned on me that this was something I never had […]
As the saying goes, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Last week, I posted a list of Girl Scout badges that we boomer women should be awarded for our achievements as […]