My Menopausal Musings

This week a troubled young man first shot and killed his mother then killed twenty children and six more women at a nearby elementary school. The facts are still unfolding. What we do know is that the killer shot his way into the school. We know that six of his murder victims were women devoted to the care and education of children. We know twenty children, hoping Santa would visit them soon, were murdered before they had even lost all of their baby teeth. The killer used a semi-automatic weapon to inflict multiple wounds on all of his victims at the school. Semi-automatic weapons. As I struggle to make sense of the tragic shootings in our nation over the last several years, I grow more tired of self-important politicians; political pundits and shock jocks ricocheting through the airwaves like so many bullets the language of hate and fear.   Banning semi-automatic weapons will not end the tradition of the first Red Ryder BB gun for Christm...

Support comes from the most surprising places. A lover’s look. The sound of a friend’s hello on the other end of the phone. Giggles from a child. The glorious sound of voices around a holiday table. Music. Art. A hug. A kiss. It has been a trying year. It has also been an exciting year. In May my first book, I Thought I Grew Up , was published and I have heard from people in 3 continents who have purchased my memoir. This weekend I have meetings out of town about new possibilities. I am hopeful. Send me a hug, a kiss, a giggle…. I am nervous but am sure that the Universe is sending a new beginning to each and every aspect of my life. Stand by me and help me open up to the infinite possibilities of the Universe.

You’re going to notice a few changes around here. I am happy to report that I am going to be published. As a result, the nature of my blog posts on this site will change for a while and the content that is here will be going through some changes as well. A good portion of My Musings along with a lot of additional material that has not yet been published will soon be a BOOK! I’ll certainly keep you posted as that dream is realized, and will continue to post here letting you know what’s going on. As soon as I have the final title ready, you guys will be the first to know. If you’re wondering what I’m getting up to these days on the menopausal dating scene, I have some good news there as well. I am now a staff blogger at the EPpy award winning blog Boomer Girl, so catch my blog Party Line there.