Gambling for the Good of Others
Mama has a new mission. Gambling for the good of others. When she turned 80 a couple of years ago, I bought her two gifts, one of which fueled a delightful, philanthropic obsession. The first gift was an iPhone. And lessons from me, a woman who suffers from Low-Tech-Itis. The second was 80 scratch-off lottery […]
I Is What I Eat
I don’t want to be that girl. The one who eschews gluten because it’s a fad or the hip thing to do. Nor do I want to be the annoying woman in a restaurant who tells the server all about her newly diagnosed lactose intolerance, uttering one special request after another. I have a dear […]
Unleashing My Inner Goddess
When I found myself wrestling heartbreak at nearly 60, I did what every other Southern, dignified, and classy woman would do. I took up stripping Burlesque dance. Not in public (as of yet) mind you, but in the privacy of my back-up home. For a refresher, a back-up home is a condo or similar she-shed for women […]