A tribute to one of the world’s most misunderstood mammals It is dusk and I’m sitting out on my patio in front of the firepit as I do several nights a week. Dozens of bats can be seen flying above me, erratically dipping and diving and swooping but never running…

And then yesterday, a list revealed the truth Since my most recent relationship ended six months ago, I’ve found myself with quite a bit of time on my hands. The two hours or so I’d spend every night talking to my long-distance boyfriend and the week we’d spend together every…

How would it change our lives? My second marriage lasted eighteen years and if you’ve read much of my work in the past, you know that it was a dysfunctional, chaotic, and often difficult relationship. …

That is the question At 52, I am generally happy with myself in all the important ways. I am healthy although I’ve gained a bit of weight in the past year. I am generally happy even though I’ve been through huge life changes in the past two years. My career…

The art of trusting your gut and the universe I recently went through a break-up with a man who ended our long-distance relationship because he couldn’t imagine a scenario in which we could bridge the obstacle of distance. He couldn’t imagine the “how”. …

Why am I being treated differently because I’m an adoptive parent? — I am the mother of two daughters, ages nineteen and eight. It is rare that I think about the fact that I gave birth to my oldest daughter while I adopted my youngest daughter because they are both equally my children, not only in my heart — but by law. …

So how have so many men managed to disappoint me? I am probably one of the easiest people to get along with that you’ll ever meet. I know, I know — everyone wants to believe that they are easy-going, but a non-biased look at the list of qualities I possess…

A revealing look at my own job history I am living through a state of collective angst and fear at the company where I am currently employed. Teammates are whispering and looking for jobs on sly. People are taking PTO left and right. There is a widespread “reduction in force”…

It’s almost always better to keep moving forward Just this afternoon I was heading to meet my parents about an hour and a half from my house. This is a halfway point for us when we need to conduct business — this time I was picking up two pets they…