A jolt of fear shot through me when I saw her slumped against a gym wall. Checking her pulse and her forehead, I asked what my 60 plus-year-old personal client had done. She said that after her exhausting workout, she had decided to practice a HIIT routine, on the treadmill. “I read about it last night on the internet,” she had explained. “It was supposed to burn more … [Read more...]
Great American Road Trips: Book Review
I remember as a kid going on road trips with my family early 60s. It was always so exciting to jump in the car and take off to parts unknown. If you take your time, it’s the best way to see America. Great American Road Trips: Scenic Drives by Reader’s Digest, is a bible every road tripper should have. You can purchase Great American Road Trip: Scenic Guide on Amazon by … [Read more...]
Everything You Ever Taught Me: Book Review
In 2020, the world went to hell in a handbag - not that this is headline news, but for Person Irresponsible, it was the year she got off the sofa and trekked a little further than once around the block. From Mexico to Canada to be precise - a distance of 2,650 miles or so across California, Oregon, and Washington. Previously, she had walked from the sofa to the fridge and … [Read more...]
Odd Woman Out By Actress Melanie Chartoff: Interview
Actress Melanie Chartoff kissed a lot of frogs, dealt with her parent’s dysfunctional relationship, and finally got married at the age of 65. She is the author of Odd Woman Out: Exposure in Essays and Stories and goes full-out on her tumultuous love life and passionate ambitions to make it on stage and screen. You may remember her as one of the stars of Fridays, an ABC … [Read more...]
Natural Born Guilt: by Jackie Mendelson – Baby Boomer Memoir
Jackie Mendelson is the author of the book “Natural Born Guilt: My Tragiccomedy: Happy to Hippie to Hooked”. She is someone I know personally and is a successful businesswoman and former senior executive of charitable organizations and foundations. However, until I read her book, I knew very little about her colorful past. Jackie was born into a nice Jewish family and grew … [Read more...]
