Betty White is 88. She got into the business at the age of 17 and has never stopped working. In an industry that does not look fondly on women as they grow gray, she has managed to keep herself gainfully employed. Her most recent big screen role was in The Proposal with Sandra Bullock. According […]
My Crush on Seth Godin
I have a crush on Seth Godin. It’s been going on for a while. Since before I launched One Woman’s Eye. A friend suggested I start following him. I was still new to the blogosphere. I’m not even sure I fully understood what a blog was. But I listened and Seth’s blog became the first […]
The Silver Aluminum Tree: A Christmas Story
I think it started the year we got the aluminum Christmas tree. Artificial trees were in vogue in the early 70s. My mother had enough of cleaning up pine needles all the way to August. She seized the opportunity and bought one. Silver. She always liked to be a little different so she chose silver. […]
Passion In The Face Of The Naysayers
I am supposed to be working on an essay on humiliation for a new writing class. But this is what happens when I have an assignment with a deadline. All of a sudden I get an idea to write something else. I was inspired by an email this morning. It was in response to a […]
Mom and Me
There a myriad of benefits that manifest in a life that is not centered around the rigidity of the 9 to 5 day. Many you expect. Like working in your pajamas. Not wearing makeup. Going to the gym at 11 in the morning. Then there are the others that catch you by surprise. One that […]
My Dad, 23 Years Later
My Dad died twenty three years ago today. For a long time after I could not remember the exact date. I just knew it was the end of September. My mother generally reminded me. She remembers dates. Birthdays. Anniversaries. And yes, the dates that those closest to her died. Not me. I wouldn’t remember a […]
