Beyond Babedom

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Dear Diary

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Maybe you haven’t had a diary since you were 12 (and, as a woman over 40 that was a long, long time ago). But, chances are that even if you’re a guy, you might have kept a journal or “philosophical notebook” . Which is a fancy way of saying . . . diary. If you’re anything like me – an obsessive pack rat – you may even still have some of those “notebooks” lying around the house. And, I’ve got to tell you, they can be some interesting reading. (more…)

Tags: Babedom, beyond babedom, diary, journal, keeping old letters, men, men over 40, old letters, philisophical notebook, prepubescent writing, women, women over 40
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Aisle Be Seeing You

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Women who don’t normally spend a lot of time in the kitchen still sometimes find themselves walking the grocery store aisles. Which leads me to this burning question: what idiot decides which products go in each aisle?

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Tags: Babedom, grocery aisles, grocery shopping, grocery stores, product placement, who decides where things go in a grocery store, women, women over 40, women's work
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Booooooo Hoo

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Halloween happened and now I’m sad. I’m sad because it’s over. Why can’t we have a week of Halloween? You spend so much time preparing – designing your costume, figuring out your makeup and accessories – that it’s gone before you know it. What’s that you say? You don’t dress up for Halloween? Are you kidding? How can it be that you’re willing to forgo something you loved as a kid just because you’re now a woman (or man) over 40? Here’s what I think: you think it makes you seem immature, right? Well, grow up. There is nothing immature about making believe. Isn’t that exactly what (more…)

Tags: Babedom, beyond babedom, costumes, dressing up for halloween, fantasy, halloween, is halloween just for kids, make believe, makeup for halloween, men over 40, trick or treat, women over 40
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One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Bored

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

Is there anything more boring than baseball? I truly doubt it. Maybe you didn’t have to listen to baseball non-stop when you were a kid, forced to keep quiet on the weekly one hour drive to Jersey City while your father listened intently to the play by play and cursed the missed catches, strike outs and bad calls. My dad, Ang was actually more entertaining than the pontificating sportscasters who filled in the interminable dead time between the rare excitement of a hit with even deader time. You know, even writing about this is boring me. Which brings me to my point: why are we subjected to baseball (and every other possible sport) when we go out to eat? (more…)

Tags: Babedom, baseball, beyond babedom, dinner without sports, listening to sports, men over 40, people who don't like sports, Sports, sports in restaurants, women over 40
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Slam – You’re Down

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Remember Slam Books? If you don’t, let me enlighten you. A Slam Book was something many women over 40 have experienced in grammar school – usually a spiral notebook or a bunch of papers stapled together (oh, the world before Staples!) that dedicated a page to each person. The idea was that it got passed around so everyone could write their opinion of each person. Ouch. In some Slam Books, (more…)