Does this App Make Me Look Fat?
Gladys, feeling somewhat desperate, looked furtively around the communal dressing room. Was there, she wondered, anyone that she could really really trust to ask, "how do I really really look in this outfit?" My god, she realized, not a soul....
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So chic
I'm seriously thinking that I need to buy this outfit. It's from the Comme des Garçon 2011 Spring collection. And, if those who are in the know tell us that this is the latest in 'must haves', who am I...
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Failing Martha
"Let's hang out, do nothing, relax," cooed my friend. "Ok, sure," I said, "I have no problem hanging out." It's the doing nothing and trying to relax that's a problem for me. "Here" she said, tossing over one of her...
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“Hi, so nice to meet you….”
The introduction is made. The pleasantries are exchanged. Questions are asked. "You're well?" "Your kids are good?" "Work satisfying?" "And now, bear with me, just a few itty bitty questions to find out if you might be a psychopath." Really. For...
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How long is your Telemere?
Think about asking that in mixed company. Want to know where your telemere is? They are structures on the tips of your chromosones that shorten as you age. Paralleling, no doubt, the rest of you that is shrinking right before...
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PERMA
Not a new product from L'Oreal, but rather an acronym defining, according to Dr. Martin Seligman in his new book Flourish, the five crucial elements of well being. ...
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The look of love
I've never been quite able to get that gaze of adoration down pat. You thinking what I'm thinking? Are John Mc Cain and Newt Gingrich married to the same woman? What's even scarier is that I think they...
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Had it, want it, lost it.
Did you, as I did, do a double take? It's not that Patti is looking a tad tired. Nor is it the jowls. Or the shadows under her eyes. It's the sublime capturing of what 'if looks could kill', looks...
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Emerging Maturity Crisis
Are you in an Emerging Maturity Crisis? I read that headline and thought, am I being asked what happens now that my Muni Bonds have come due and I won't know how, where or if, I should reinvest the money? Actually,...
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A Consensus from a Census?
Living in Somerville Mass. your 2010 Census questions might have included "How many people are living in your home currently? What is your age? What is your race?" "How much do you weigh?" Kidding. The census takers are seeking the truth....
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Slight, Demi and Bold
Sounds suspiciously like new coffees from Starbucks, doesn't it? It's not. 6 or so months ago, Levi's introduced Curve ID, a line that offers three new styles, depending on how rounded a woman's backside might be. How rounded her backside...
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Alexis Bittar
Know of him? 42ish, talented jewelry designer, a Brooklyn boy. And, my newest idol. But, not for his very wonderful jewelry designs. It's for his selection of his latest poster girl. Lauren Hutton. Unlike Nora Ephron, it appears that Lauren's...
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Color me Purple
Or red, green, maybe yellow. Then again, maybe not. Experts are being summoned by the F.D.A. to "review the evidence and advise on including warning labels on food as it relates to artificial food coloring." A link, it seems, has...
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Mnemonics
Misplaced your keys? Forgot where you parked? Can't remember your age. Okay, that one is not a memory issue, just wishful thinking. Can't spell anymore? There's hope. Joshua Foer, in his new book, "Moonwalking With Einstein," says that our memories...
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I like me
I love me. I'm a good person. Am I thinner yet? Self-compassion. That's the trick. Psychologists are researching how kindly one views oneself by administering tests to pin point just how you feel about yourself. Do you like yourself? Or not? ...
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Benefits of Menopause
You read that correctly. Somewhere out there, there is a group of scientists who are actually touting the benefits of menopause. Clearly, they must be hanging with a younger crowd. Nonetheless, they contend hot flashes might actually be a good thing depending...
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Avon lady, don’t call
Scientists have discovered that cell phone usage causes an increase in brain glucose (or sugar) metabolism. My first reaction was a huge wow. An increase in my metabolism?! Terrific, with the amount of time I spend on my phone I'll be...
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“Poppa don’t Preach”
…"Cause I'm having his baby," she sang. "Poppa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep" she lamented. What's a Poppa to do? I know. Get her an app for her iphone and let the Church handle things. Not exactly 1-800-Confession, but...
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Parallel Universes
"Think of the universe as a deck of cards, began the explanation. "Now, if you shuffle that deck, there's just so many orderings that can happen. If you shuffle that deck enough times, the orders will have to repeat. Similarly, with...
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Are You A Gym Rat?
Any budding zoologists out there? If so, you'll know that my weight lifting, furry friend is neither rat nor mouse. If you want to be able to positively identify what it is, retain the information, and be able to recall...
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