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being a woman

  • My dad was right, Part 748

    My dad has never taken off his wedding ring. Yard work? Harsh solvents? Vietnam? Nope. He’s had that gold band on for 50 years. I’m more of an on-again, off-again kind of…

  • Please don’t go guuuuuurl!

    As is the custom of my people, we gathered to pay homage to the teenyboppers of our youth. That’s right, people. I saw New Kids on the Block in concert. Me and…

  • New year, new you.

    The only new year’s resolution I’ve ever really knocked out of the park was deciding my freshman year of college to floss every day. Did this save me from periodontal disease? No,…

  • Priorities and grace.

    I voted on Tuesday. You know, like a decent human. As I was driving up to my polling place, I saw a woman striding with purpose down the sidewalk. And I thought,…

  • Infertility silver lining.

    About two weeks ago, I drug my sorry self to the dermatologist to get carved up. I hadn’t been for a while, and I was pretty sure he would want to slice…

  • Statues and ferries and girl power!

    Last week, I visited the Statue of Liberty. As you do. It was part of a three-day whirlwind trip to NYC with a friend. And for those keeping score at home, yes,…