The Little Boy With the Boots

Hi, Boomers, Dang! I hate to be political during an election year. It’s boring and enervating. Did I mention boring? Politicians and pundits say the same things over and over again. Every talking head bloviates. I should know because I

Downward Facing Poodle

I guess you know by now that I am a yoga and meditation instructor at UCLA. I’m been teaching yoga for at least eight and a half years, maybe nine. I lose track of time. Do you do that? Lose

It’s More Fun To Be Surprised By Life

Hi, Boomers, I had another idea for a blog this week; however, political debates happened and I got sidetracked by being surprised by, well, what happens when you don’t know what’s going to happen. Or, did you see what I

Life Is Not A Rehearsal

Life is not a rehearsal! We only go through life one time that we know about; that is, unless you believe in reincarnation and you are absolutely sure that you will return to the earth with bunny ears and furry

Retirement Is Not For Sissies

Hi, Boomers, I want to get back to my original topic about retirement. I wrote my first speech way back a year and a half ago entitled: Retirement Is Not An Option: Act 3 and I’m highly motivated to revisit this

The Magnificent Seven

Hi, Boomers, I want to pay tribute to seven amazing women who were “let go” from UCLA last week. That means 50% of the administrative staff were “let go’” from a program that was running out of funds. The magnificent

Austin, My Austin

Hi, Boomers, Who blogs about a city? I do. I just came back from Austin, Texas, and fell in love. This is a city known for its orgasmic musical scene, it’s South by Southwest music and film festival, its friendliness,

Women’s Right to Choose

All this talk about a women’s right to choose (NOT) and the “legitimate rape” story is a mind bender. This is a real time fairly tale and it’s taking up too much of my time. To see the women’s movement

Honor Thy Body In All Its Glory

Hi, Boomers, We are aging and that is a fact – an irreversible fact. I’ve tried to defy gravity, weariness, lack of motivation and initiative during my 60s. I even wrote my memoir, 60, Sex & Tango, Confessions of a Beatnik

The Well in Wellness

Hi, Boomers, By now all of you know I teach yoga. Truly, I taught 25 classes this week; of course, one was tango lesson. I have a dear friend who is known to me as the “wall of sound” (he