60 Stories: Birthday Parties
The last time I threw a big birthday party for myself was 1981. A senior in high school, I was vice-president of our class. I got to plan...
60 to 60: Travel Stories/Tucked in Barcelona
It’s been a rather rough day, which is hard to write because we’re in Barcelona for goodness sakes. Aren’t you supposed to have only...
60 to 60: Inner Critic at the Dog Park, Part 3
After we said our goodbyes, both Michelle and I said LET'S do this again! (We're meeting this afternoon.) There is truly nothing like...
60 to 60: Inner Critic at the Dog Park, Part 2
It’s about 6 in the evening. The air here at 5371 feet is usually arid, but tonight it’s foggy, and smoky from the fires up in Canada. As...
60 to 60: Inner Critic at the Dog Park, Part 1
The other day, I was having a real downer. You know those days when that Inner Critic will just NOT for the love of all that is Good and...
60 to 60: Lessons from the Clearance Rack
I get pretty excited about sale racks, wherever plants are sold. I make it my personal mission to check way, way back in the corner of...
60 to 60: Breathing, Faith
When Marin was about 5, I began to write our story. It was such an over-the-top tale of resilience and love that I felt compelled to...
60 to 60: Any Hobbies
When Jay and I started dating, we discovered that we’d both grown up exposed to lots of different kinds of music. Do you play any...
60 to 60: Lilacs
Twenty years ago, I was on strict bedrest. I’d lie on my left side (good for blood flow) for two hours, then get up and move around for...
60 to 60: The Middle Finger
Yes, I know. Nice people aren’t supposed to flip people off. It’s not polite. It’s indecent. Unrefined! Vulgar. Oh, but sometimes it’s so...
