Cindy on April 4th, 2009
“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Michigan anymore….”
Jet-lagged and buried in vacation laundry, Doug and I are back from eight gorgeous days in southern California. After I get organized, I’ll be posting some of the highlights of our visit. In the meantime, it looks like I’ll need more than a weekend to get back to my southern Michigan routine. (My new three-week personal essay workshop also begins next week, so I’m excited about preparing for my new students.) While I was away, I truly missed everyone’s blogs and e-mails, and hope I can catch up sometime next week. Meanwhile, I hope spring has arrived, wherever you are! — CL P.S. While I was away, I forgot to post a link to this week’s Midpoint column in The Oakland Press. Thursday’s column is about reviving the art of the compliment in the age of sarcasm.
Cindy on March 5th, 2009
“It is in playing, and perhaps only in playing, that the child is free to be creative.” — D.W. Winnicott
Mattel’s Barbie turns 50 this month, and her devoted fans are throwing birthday parties right and left. Even her biggest critics are giving the iconic doll extra points for longevity. Barbie was a huge part of my life back in the 1960s, and I’ve written a tribute to her in this week’s MIDPOINT column in The Oakland Press.* I’d love to hear from readers who want to share some happy (OR not-so-happy) memories of Barbie or other toys that populated your world when you were small. — CL
*Previous Midpoint columns are archived with links to The Oakland Press (look under CATEGORIES in the “Browse” panel at right). These columns focus on issues of special interest to women between ages 40 and 65.
Cindy on February 26th, 2009
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? — Satchel Paige
Whether we use Nice ‘n Easy to hide our graying temples or refuse to show our drivers’ licenses, most of us secretly hope to appear younger than we are. But why is it so hard for smart women to age honestly? Last month, I polled several of my middle-aged female friends and colleagues, asking if they lie about their age. Since I promised not to use their real names, the answers that came back to me were candid â and as eye-opening as Olay’s best anti-wrinkle serum. Read more in this week’s MIDPOINT column in The Oakland Press.
Cindy on February 12th, 2009
“The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.” — James Taylor, American songwriter
Traveling in provincial France and Paris for our 25th anniversary, my husband and I had a rare chance to observe a lifestyle noticeably different from our own. The best souvenirs we brought back home weren’t the trinkets we’d collected from museum shops, but the sweet lessons we gleaned in French cafés. I’m sharing my “French lessons” in this Thursday’s Midpoint column in The Oakland Press.
– Click here for last week’s introductory “Midpoint” column. –
