http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:26:54 -0700 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:23:49 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Time-for-a-balloon-boy-blackout?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner Sweet balloon boy iclipart.com If you’ve had enough of the balloon boy story, raise your hand.  If you think that one more second of media attention plays right into the hands of balloon boy’s dad, raise your hand.  If you don&... commentary Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:23:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Time-for-a-balloon-boy-blackout?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Texting-while-driving-is-dangerous--big-duh?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner News flash: recent studies have shown that texting while driving can result in up to twenty-three times more car accidents than if we pay attention at the wheel. Is anybody surprised at this statistic? Do we really need funded studies to tell us tha... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:45:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Texting-while-driving-is-dangerous--big-duh?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Does-Pizza-Hut-Deliver-on-Yom-Kippur?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner As I write this column, I’m thinking about food, which is a pretty natural state for me. But today it’s especially odd as we approach Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and fasting.Usually the fast itself is no big deal for me. The day of ... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:44:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Does-Pizza-Hut-Deliver-on-Yom-Kippur?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Whos-sorry-now-Joe-Serena-Kanye--whos-next?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner Does the buck stop with Kanye? Who’s the next one to do something outrageously rude to capture the headlines? It’s already been a few days of civility. This is getting boring.   Kanye stole the nasty prize from Serena who&rsquo... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:06:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Whos-sorry-now-Joe-Serena-Kanye--whos-next?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Have-whatever-you-want-even-if-its-not-on-the-McDonalds-dollar-menu?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner I’ve decided that today is my birthday. Again. Not that this old girl needs any extra birthdays, thank you, but the real one last month pretty much blew. So today I’m taking a do-over. I figure if I can move time with a VCR or DVR and wat... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:48:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Have-whatever-you-want-even-if-its-not-on-the-McDonalds-dollar-menu?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m9d1-I-think-I-need-a-retirement-consultant?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner I’m not exactly retired, but I think I need a retirement consultant. They have them now, you know. Really they do. I read about them today in a magazine. You can actually hire one of these people to help you retire.At first I nearly laughed m... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:16:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m9d1-I-think-I-need-a-retirement-consultant?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Media-circus-surrounds-comic-and-motherinlaw?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner Did you hear the one about the comedienne whose mother-in-law is suing her for telling mother-in-law jokes? Pretty funny, huh?Pretty brilliant, I say. The way I figure it, maybe this woman decided that her daughter-in-law’s career needed a PR... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:15:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Media-circus-surrounds-comic-and-motherinlaw?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m8d24-The-ups-and-downsizing-of-growing-up?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner This morning I took a Yoga class with an instructor named Rivka. What kind of name is that for a Yoga instructor? Was she going to say Oy Vey instead of Namaste? Rivka didn’t quite hit five feet, she had skinny legs, bulgy knees and gnarled f... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:44:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m8d24-The-ups-and-downsizing-of-growing-up?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Back-to-school-with-The-Beatles?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner Ringo was my favorite Beatle. Well, to be quite frank, he really wasn’t my favorite, but by the time I made up my mind, all the others were taken. A couple of years have passed since I plastered my walls with Ringo posters, punctured all my c... Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:26:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Back-to-school-with-The-Beatles?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Who-cares-about-Brett-Favre-already?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner Okay, I am now officially convinced that men are the inferior sex. I kind of always knew it, but my hypothesis was confirmed this morning when I turned on ESPN and the very first story was speculation about whether or not Brett Favre would join the V... Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:21:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Who-cares-about-Brett-Favre-already?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Acai-Berry-101-How-to-answer-the-fatburning-questions-of-life?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner I’ve been trying not to think about losing weight while trying to lose weight. Isn’t everybody? Why else would the internet and infomercial airwaves be choking with weight loss and work out equipment. The latest craze? Acai Berry diet ... Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:17:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Acai-Berry-101-How-to-answer-the-fatburning-questions-of-life?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Writing-secrets-for-procrastinators?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner I’ve been writing a book. I’ve been working on it for a couple of years now. I think about twenty-eight, if I’m calculating correctly. So far I have the title. Actually I have a number of titles. I have an extraordinary talent... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:07:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Writing-secrets-for-procrastinators?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Looking-the-Loehmanns-gift-horse-in-the-mouth?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner I didn’t sleep a wink last night, waking up in a sweat, totally out of breath as if I’d just completed a three-hour spinning class taught by Lance Armstrong.Why such stress? I’m worried about my upcoming birthday. I usually have o... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:16:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Looking-the-Loehmanns-gift-horse-in-the-mouth?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Jon-and-Kate-plus-hate?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner  The great debate on Jon and Kate Is, with all that is on their plateHow did Jon have time to dateAnyone who’s not his mate?One can only speculateAnd hope he doesn’t impregnateYet another, with Kate’s traitTo publicly humiliate... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:32:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Jon-and-Kate-plus-hate?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Mustering-up-the-will-to-live?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner Today I officially feel old. Oh, it’s not my birthday or any significant anniversary. But what happened this morning at the doctor’s office threw me for a loop. The first question the receptionist asked me as I signed in for my annual ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:36:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Mustering-up-the-will-to-live?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Wake-up-and-smell-the-Zicam?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner So now it turns out that while getting rid of your cold, Zicam can also get rid of your sense of smell. That’s what I call a wonder drug. What I wonder is why everyone is so shocked. Really, what else is new? In a day or two I fully expect to... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:01:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Wake-up-and-smell-the-Zicam?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m6d12-What-do-Phil-Spector-and-Eric-Menendez-have-in-common?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner What do incarcerated music mogul Phil Spector and Eric Menendez, plain-old-rich-kid–who-hated-his-dad, have in common, other than being convicted murderers? They both have adoring wives who have publicly professed undying love for their murder... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:20:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m6d12-What-do-Phil-Spector-and-Eric-Menendez-have-in-common?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Jon-Provost-the-real-Timmy-really-really-read-my-last-column?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner Really! When Jon Provost commented on my last examiner post about Timmy, I couldn’t believe it was really him. I thought someone was playing a trick on me. But he invited me to visit the official Jon Provost web site and email him, and guess w... Wed, 27 May 2009 19:43:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Jon-Provost-the-real-Timmy-really-really-read-my-last-column?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m5d24-Unrequited-love-is-for-the-dogs?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner Should I go to the conference to see him, my long lost love? I’m giggly and jiggly inside. My son Cory thinks I’m crazy. Or adorable. Or embarrassing, and should be ignored at all costs. But I must to see Timmy again. Remember Lassie&rs... Sun, 24 May 2009 14:21:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m5d24-Unrequited-love-is-for-the-dogs?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Doy-you-take-me-for-an-oxymoron?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner This is the last straw! I refuse to be a victim any more! I pledge that from this day forward that I will never again fall prey to the lure of the infomercial. What opened my eyes to close my wallet? My latest encounter with a so-called miracle p... Tue, 19 May 2009 08:43:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7980-Life-Transitions-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Doy-you-take-me-for-an-oxymoron?cid=exrss-Life-Transitions-Examiner