Yesterday I celebrated my 74th birthday and woke up this morning wondering if I would feel any different than I did the day before. No change. I try not to dwell on age, but knowing that the end is closer in sight brings new
There is nothing like traveling to another country to expand one's preconceived notions and find that those notions had more to do with ignorance than fact. This is what happened to me when I traveled to Iran in October. Prior to my departure, people asked
During the nine days of traveling in Iran, we have been impressed by one highlight after another in the form of ancient mosques in every city we've visited, the opulent Golestan Palace, the dazzling Crown Jewels housed in a giant bank vault, the Carpet Museum
I could feel the excitement build when the pilot announced we were beginning our descent into Tabriz, but I wasn't nervous or scared. It just felt different. I glanced at the other women on the plane, looking for a signal as to when I should
Hugh Hefner has been in the news lately. Not because he created another media empire or married for the fifth or sixth time, but because he died. At 91 he left a legacy of sybarite versus genius, but we all knew him as the
As many people have remarked, I seem to have an easier time making changes in my life, especially as a septuagenarian, a time when some people scale back and others often give up. Over the years my friends have seen me confused but not