Nobody loves a fat girl, but oh how a fat girl can love.
Jul
14
Find the Cure to Midlife Inertia
A Passion for Education Reform
I’ve got a license to steal and I couldn’t be more thrilled about it. As an author and blogger on the challenges and benefits of changing lanes at midlife, I have gained access to some of the most interesting and inspiring people who left high…READ MORE »
May
04
Men in Tights: Real Men’s Stories about the Impact of Ballet on their Lives (Part 2)
Inspired by learning that Rahm, aka “Rahmbo” Emanuel was a ballet dancer, I wrote a piece about other macho men whom we know in our community as lawyers, doctors or Indian chiefs who have also been ballet dancers. These are lane changers who have incorporated…READ MORE »
Feb
24
Men in Tights: Real Men’s Stories about the Impact of Ballet on their Lives (Part 1)
Have you ever walked into an appointment with your pediatrician, lawyer, or builder and been surprised by the lean, muscular body that moved so authoritatively yet gracefully to greet you? You’re dying to know how he manages to look so erect and loose-limbed at the…READ MORE »
Feb
10
Sundance Film Festival: Renewed Rebellion
Get Back to Where You Once Belonged
Susan and I returned to Sundance this year. We had taken a year off from our annual pilgrimage to Park City because the experience had become such a giant hassle that we could no longer justify the expense and time away from our families to…READ MORE »
Aug
30
Dreams From My Father
Musings on the Yahrzeit of My Father’s Death
Today is my father’s yahrzeit. Like many Yiddish words, this one conjures up much more than its dictionary definition. The strict definition is the anniversary of the death of a close family member, when we Jews customarily light a memorial candle and recite the mourners’…READ MORE »
Jul
08
Passing The Torch Hand to Hand
Ballet Lessons for Real Life
Teaching has enormous appeal to Boomers as an antidote to careers that have come to feel soul-less. In Changing Lanes, I wrote about conducting an unscientific poll, asking male friends in their fifties and sixties what they might have been but for the pressure to…READ MORE »
Apr
23
Aiming Wall Street Brains at Skid Row
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes.
OK, let’s get it out of our system. All the pent up rage against the finance industry for impoverishing the country, not to mention our own individual portfolios and retirement accounts.Retirement??? Ha! Remember when your biggest concern was what you would do with your leisure…READ MORE »
Mar
16
Attacking the job market in a recession
Networking on steroids
The job market is a scary place right now. Unemployment and uncertainty about the economy have us all feeling anxious, even if we’re among the lucky ones who are still working in well-paying jobs. Not an ideal time for changing lanes, you might say. At…READ MORE »
Feb
02
Is it safe to go outside?
If I hold my breath long enough….
OK, I’ll admit it…I’m officially freaked out. My current condition started in September as a sense of disgust and fear, ever growing as a lump in the back of my throat. How could our financial system be collapsing? How could it behave like a fallen…READ MORE »
Jan
12
Reclaiming Your Life After a Broadside Collision
Sometimes You Gotta Go
Some people change lanes to launch a new career at midlife. Some change lanes to give back to their community for the blessings they’ve received. But others change lanes to survive.Survival is a primal motivator. Thankfully, most of us are not pushed to change our…READ MORE »
