The breakup of any longtime, committed

relationship is notoriously painful, whether it arrives as a whimper at the end of a slow, spirit-sapping decline in intimacy, or explodes, tsunami-style, devastating the domestic landscape and traumatizing everyone present. Even...

When I was 15, I smiled at my mother and asked if I could join a boxing gym.  I had never wanted to participate in sports before this and I found high school gym class to be a nightmare that I still have to this day.  She smiled back and said “Hell, no. I paid $3,000 f...

First words I hear, early this morning: “Ugh, bad weather today.”  Bad weather?  “Tons of rain predicted later today.” Okay, so forget the picnics, going to the beach, sunbathing... Yes, I groaned and cursed as I tossed an umbrella in my purse and headed out the door a...