The Season of Zen
The Sarasota Film Festival is over. Easter has come and gone. “Season” is slowing waa-aay down. As much as I love the hubbub between November and April, I’m ready to breathe deep and exhale. In other words, time to get back to yoga… To read more, check out my Sense and the City column in […]
Ya say it’s my birthday!
One of the sweetest, most original birthday wishes I received this week!
The gravy train of selling sex
(This essay ran in my Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune TICKET, but for some reason they didn’t post it online — so I’m posting the piece below. All rights reserved by the Sarasota Herald Tribune.) I just can’t get into the whole pole-dancing and burlesque scene that, by all accounts, […]
Books from old friends …
I received a package in the mail yesterday. A box from a place where I didn’t think I knew anyone, really. Inside was a collection of books taken from a man’s bookshelf and sent along to me … on the off chance that I might welcome them and find a place for them in my […]
It’s fashionista to be a feminista
My Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune (all photos courtesy of Cliff Roles Photography: The Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota recently held its 4th Annual Frances Kraaymes Lecture. This year, the event was a panel discussion on “Men, Women & Relationships,” moderated by Dr. Willa Bernhard, who posed questions such as, “How […]
MC on Panel Discussion tonight — Men, Women & Relationships
Intellectual … interpersonal … and it’s FREE! Tonight, from 5 to 7 p.m., I’ll be participating in a panel discussion with Dr. Larry Thompson, President of Ringling College of Art and Design, Dr. Nancy Schlossberg, noted professor of psychology and book author, Dr. Jon Yenari, a practicing physician and Assistant Professor at FSU Medical School, […]
Love groove
Yesterday, I had a pretty sweet V-Day. I got to get up close and personal with some very hot firefighters (more on that later in the week). And, I took three hours off from work and went to the Ringling Museum. I felt a bit angry with myself as I was driving there — thinking, […]
Locking lips … knocking boots … and kissing frogs?
Oh, come on, tell me the answer — is it love or lust?
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers …
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers … and Ben & Jerry shouldn’t be your only “date” for the night … though they’ve unfortunately been mine on a few too-many.
Snail Mail Your Love!
Here’s my advice about preparing for V-Day (just six days away, folks!) in my “After Hours” blog on the Sarasota Herald Tribune website …. Snail Mail Your Love!