My New Vlog
If you had asked me five years ago whether I would be doing a vlog at my age, I would have laughed. But when I retired, I felt the call of the camera once again and thought “I can do that! I can be a vlogger.” But here’s the thing. I never thought I would have to become a one-woman production band.
Here’s what it takes: I first search my living room, bedroom, office and kitchen to find a relevant background. I position a light and set up my iPhone camera on a tripod and check the sound and video. Then—one more important step before I start— hair and makeup… in my bathroom.
Let’s not even talk about editing and posting. (Secretly, I love the whole process.)
I’m proof you can teach an old beeatch new tricks!
Michelle and Sarah? Spare Me.
So, we have two women in the Republican Party who have designs on the highest office in the land. I must admit I favored Hillary Clinton in the last presidential election. I have been waiting for the day a woman would become President of the United States. But...
Nasty Boys
A nurse I met in an obstetrician’s office told me she could always determine the sex of a baby from the ultra sound images. She said if you saw a fetus with both hands floating in the air it was a girl. But if you saw only one hand it was a boy. “Why’s that?” I asked....
Long Live the “Queen”
Not speaking here of Elizabeth or Latifah, but Oprah. At the risk of alienating millions of Americans, I am critical of Oprah Winfrey’s interminable, self-indulgent farewell to her fans over the past 25 years of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Did I miss the day she was...
Be Happy, But Do Worry
Am I glad Osama bin Laden is dead? Yes. Do I think the American people are now more safe from terrorism? No, not at all. We may be in more danger. I worry about how members of Al-Qaeda reacted after hearing that the United States finally got their hero and leader,...
Dumb and Getting Dumber
You’ve seen snippets of their ignorance on Jay Leno’s “Jaywalking” feature on late night TV. Dumb Americans. After struggling to name the date of Independence Day and failing, they giggle. “Ha, ha, ha,” we laugh back, when we should be crying, “Boo, hoo, hoo.” ...
Changing Identities
I didn’t want to move to Boston. My husband and I were quite content in Washington, DC, where we had made our home and raised our two children over 32 years. But after retirement we, like many other Baby Boomers, considered where we might want to spend the rest of...
Here We Go Again
First Afghanistan. Then Iraq. Back to Afghanistan. Now Libya. Do the American people want this? Do they need this? With the economy still playing teeter-totter, this risky gambit in North Africa is going to cost a lot of taxpayer money and probably cost American...
Where’s My Book?
It’s been three months since my book, NewsLady, went on sale. From what I can tell sales have been brisk, but I don’t have any dollar figures from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble or Author House. I never expected to write a best seller, but way in the back of my mind...
Still Just a Woman
The announcement from CBS News was horrifying. Lara Logan, the network’s chief foreign affairs correspondent, suffered “a brutal and sustained sexual assault” in Cairo. I turned the words around in my head: “brutal,” “sustained” and “sexual assault.” She was...