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- Jun 30, 2013
- 3 min
Gay marriages are a lot like all marriages
Jun 30, 2013 One October night, late, I wrote my signature. I was tipsy, exhausted, and joyful. Downstairs in the art gallery, our...
- Apr 21, 2013
- 3 min
What does a woman REALLY want?
April 21, 2013 Underarm laser hair removal! Purses! Botox! Cleaning products! These apparently are What a Woman Wants. If there’s one...
- Mar 31, 2013
- 3 min
Vets suffer while Bush regards his toes
March 31, 2013 George W. Bush, now retired, thank God, has lately been home, making paintings of himself. In my favorite one, he’s in his...
- Mar 17, 2013
- 3 min
A springtime dog story
March 17, 2013 Wisteria. Fragrant, lovely, and a source of shade. Fond of all those qualities and seduced by a cool arbor at the nursery...
- Jan 20, 2013
- 3 min
Worth Celebrating a 2nd Obama Inaugural
January 20, 2013 Four couples sat in the late September air in a wonderful back yard, enjoying drinks and anticipating a delicious...
- Jan 13, 2013
- 3 min
5-year cancer milestone worth celebrating
Jan 13, 2013 I first wrote about cancer long before I was diagnosed with it. In fact, I wrote several columns about it in one way or...
- Dec 18, 2012
- 3 min
Our approach to gun ownership is sick
December 18, 2012 Frantic parents, slaughtered children. Adults who chose to devote their careers to teaching and caring, murdered. A...
- Sep 29, 2012
- 3 min
Recalling long-lost Mom as she once was
September 29, 2012 It’s been eight years since my mom died, and another five before that when she wasn’t living, if you know what I mean...
- Sep 9, 2012
- 3 min
Obama makes me proud to be a Democrat
September 9, 2012 Someone once told me a certain charter school in Utah forbids sharing among its students, instead rebuking young...
- Sep 2, 2012
- 3 min
GOP candidates offer nothing to the 99%
September 2, 2012 Faux indignation was the main strategy at the Republican convention. Anyone who watched President Obama flub a line of...
- Aug 5, 2012
- 3 min
Sometimes it only takes 1 to make a difference
April 5, 2012 During the summer, an 8-year-old goes to work with his dad in a grimy used auto parts store in East Los Angeles. His dad’s...
- Jul 15, 2012
- 3 min
All sides fair game in satire of politics
July 15, 2012 July 4th parade in Huntsville, Utah, population 608. Parade entry: A limousine escorted by teens dressed as Secret Service...
- Apr 22, 2012
- 3 min
Women's rights? Out come knitting needles
April 22, 2012 I took Alice, my visiting mother-in-law, for a ride in the Avenues one day, heading to Hatch’s for a chocolate fix, when...