When people say, "You don't look your age" – or “I’d never have guessed you were that old,” we are supposed to think of it as a complement. But to me, the developmental psychologist, it means that they have a preconceived idea of what "my age" should look like: a preconceived notion or bias about…
The Original Mother’s Day Proclamation I post this poem every year but commentary differs. We have gotten so far away from the original thoughts of Julia Ward Howe and made Mother's Day into yet another day to promote shopping and buying. [my mom, circa 1932] We are encouraged to telephone, send cards, send flowers and…
Please beware – if you know of some newer users online who might not know about the old Nigerian scams which have now graduated from the mail box to the inbox. In these days of post 9/11 money concerns – the threat of being charged with money laundering may scare some into responding to this…
Today in honor of Earth ay [and a rare sunny DRY day,] I walked to my nearest library branch. According to my pedometer it was 10,325 steps [or 5 plus miles!] In less than 2 hours, I got there and back, got some new books, took some photos, sat for a rest in the library,…
[the yearbook met a few flooded basements in it's 50 years] Earlier this year a friend asked me if I would co-chair a law school reunion committee with her as it is our 20th!! I had not been paying attention to the number of years that rolled by since law school – so I was…