A New Business Model
And there it was. The answer to my dreams. It was right in my husband’s head all along. Who knew? It all comes down to the amazing humor of said […]
Author: Leslie Handler
Leslie is an internationally syndicated columnist for Senior Wire and a Society of Newspaper Columnists award winner. She is a frequent contributor to WHYY's Newsworks, and has written for such publications as The Philadelphia Inquirer, Purple Clover, and The Huffington Post. Leslie currently lives smack dab between Philadelphia and New York City with husband Marty, dogs Maggie, Hazel, and Ginger, a collection of fish, said husband's cockatoo who she's been trying to roast for dinner for the last 34 years, and a few occasional uninvited guests. You may follow her blog and read published essays at: LeslieGoesBoom.com. Her first book,Rats, Mice and Other Things You Can't Take to the Bank is now available on Amazon.
What Price Vanity?
I recently decided that I was due for an eyebrow plucking. I haven’t quite decided why this is important for women to do and not for men. Was it vanity lurking or simply […]
No Menopause For Me
Pass me the menopause, please. I have to warm up. Call me crazy, but I’m the only woman I know that’s actually praying for Menopause to hit. I was doing just fine until I hit […]
Skinny People and Fat People
In this world, there are skinny people and fat people. Personally, I don’t believe that physical appearance has one single thing to do with whether you are a fat person or a skinny person. I […]
Top 9 Weight Loss Pet Peeves
I lost a significant amount of weight a few years ago. For the most part, I’ve kept it off. While I was, and still am, losing weight, I noticed that I began to have a […]
Please Remove My Granny Panties
I’m ashamed to say it. I can’t believe it myself. But the following words actually came out of my mouth the other night just before I went to bed. “Dear, if I die during the […]
Answering Life’s Questions
Should I sock away money for retirement? Should I stay on my diet? Should I exercise? Should I take the vacation? Should I buy the dream house? These are the questions I ask myself […]
Warning! Neighborhood Break-in
We’ve recently had several break-ins in my neighborhood. Thankfully, no one has been hurt. The thought of a break-in is very scary to me. The funny thing is that I really don’t care about whether […]
Is Anybody Thinking?
Ok. I admit it. I wasn’t thinking when my twenty-five-year-old daughter showed me her adorable new red suede high heeled sneakers. Yes, I did say high heeled sneakers. Technically, they’re high wedges, but either […]
