Don't let summer slip away
July 30, 2007
By Cindy Hoedel - McClatchy Newspapers It's high summer. Time to nurture your inner child. Quick! Before daylight retreats to the dinner hour and the evening air turns chilly and school buses repopulate afternoon streets: Be a kid. The rest of the year offers ample time for grown-up pursuits and ...
Hairy armpits
July 27, 2007
By Karen Hamilton Why do you think I occasionally sport hairy armpits? Could it be: a) I'm a staunch, 1960s style feminist who continues to make a statement; b) I can't be bothered shaving them; c) I like the look; d) None of the above. The answer is d) None ...
Living inside a box
July 25, 2007
Resourceful tips for surviving your studio apartment By Cara Fidler Before moving into my studio apartment, I made the mistake of not asking to see the model apartment. So when move-in day arrived, I experienced something close to shell-shock, since the first thing I saw after I unlocked the door ...
Trailblazing twosome
July 14, 2007
By Sue Hutchison - San Jose Mercury News It has been 25 years since Mary Beth Lacey, the harried, married New York cop and mother indelibly played by Tyne Daly, found herself on a beach in Rockaway having a quiet nervous breakdown. I was in college when I happened to ...
Dreaming at the Kitchen Table
July 8, 2007
By Ellen “EJ” Sackett As I sipped on this morning’s coffee, I poured over a catalogue, one of several that came in yesterday’s mail. This one was filled with nonessentials for the kitchen. Its sixty pages were carefully laid out, with gorgeous 4-color photographs of handy gadgets that beckoned to ...
Anniversaries: The Long and Winding Road
July 5, 2007
by Penny Rush-Valladares This summer marks 40 years since the Monterrey Pop Festival and the Summer of Love in San Francisco. My memory of that summer is vivid. I was just seventeen, visiting California with my mother. While driving down Sunset Strip, it was being talked about on the radio. ...