Creative Success Depends on Long View
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In this podcast, we feature author Taylor Marsh, who [read more]
All Talk And No Action
Last night a friend and I went to the quintessential Hollywood party: it was at a fabulous house in the Hollywood Hills with a pool and a view that was just begging to be on a postcard.
It was attended by attractive men and women in cocktail [...]
Why Funny is Always Fashionable
You know you’re at peace with yourself and the universe if you can enter a crowded social function, scan the room, and then join the group creating the most laughter.
After a certain age, you don’t waste time with pseudo-intellectuals, plastic-faced [...]
Hallucinating With Storybook Friends
I recently experienced a knee injury so painful that I sobbed until tears and snot covered my face, and I ignored my mother’s admonishment to wear fancy underwear before going to the hospital.
After x-rays confirmed damaged ligaments, a doctor [...]
The Midlife Sage: How To Plan And Survive Your Midlife Birthday
By: Elaine Ambrose
September 10, 2014 | Comments Off on The Midlife Sage: How To Plan And Survive Your Midlife Birthday
My most memorable childhood birthday could be a case study for why some people need therapy.
My mother’s baby died during childbirth a few weeks before my 8th birthday, so my gift was a big doll with all the clothes that had been intended [...]
Shakin’ The Salt!
When I first started dating my college sweetheart, I thought his last name was so cute – Bud Peppers. Of course the Beatles popular Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was still popular and I sang it all the time.
Then as graduation [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: Take The “Midlife Laughter Challenge”
By: Elaine Ambrose
June 24, 2014 | Comments Off on The Midlife Sage Says: Take The “Midlife Laughter Challenge”
Because women over age 50 want yet another test, I’m offering the “Midlife Laughter Challenge” for those who still believe that life needs a middle-aged chuckle instead of a middle finger.
The challenge is to laugh at least [...]
Why George Clooney Should Date Me
George Clooney has a lot of things going for him.
He is a successful actor, a handsome man, and a charismatic philanthropist. What he doesn’t have going for him is his choice of suitable girlfriends. For someone who claims to not want marriage [...]
Podcast: Using Humor Effectively
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Dr. Louis Franzini is a Clinical Psychologist, Humorist and author. His latest book is Just Kidding: Using Humor Effectively. In this podcast, Dr. Franzini discusses the value of using humor in relationships, at work and in [...]
Using Dream Interpretation To Your Advantage
Lately I have been reading about dream interpretation.
I used to try and decode my dreams a few years ago. I stopped soon after realizing how neurotic and anxiety-ridden I must have been due to reoccurring nightmares of my teeth falling out. [...]
Why I Might Date A Werewolf
In a recent blog, I explained why I wouldn’t date a vampire.
Since the new Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 movie is coming out, I thought I would let the werewolves out there know that I wouldn’t mind meeting them. I realize that mixed-race [...]
Why I Don’t Date Vampires
I realize that vampires are very fashionable in books and on screen right now.
However, no matter how romantic they may seem, I do not want to date a vampire. First there is the obvious reason, I don’t know any real vampires. (Though my ex-husband [...]
To Date Or Not To Date, That Is The Question
My friends are divided between those that believe you should jump right back into the dating pool after a divorce and those that feel you should wait until the kids are a little older.
Personally, I’m somewhere in between.
Actually, the idea [...]
It’s IMPOSSIBLE!
When you have a big chunk . . .
CHUNK CHUNK (Sloth voice from the Goonies – involuntary word association, sorry)
. . . of weight to lose, it looks, feels and sounds IMPOSSIBLE.
Especially when you’ve been there, done that and have [...]
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