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Have Brain Fog Like Me? Breathe
I don't have Covid (at least, not yet) but I do have brain fog. Sometimes I sit and stare at the computer screen or in front of the TV or...
Jane Leder
Jan 8, 20224 min read


Adios 2021
It's been one hell of a year--a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows, ups and downs. There was the utter fear of Covid 19 without any...
Jane Leder
Dec 28, 20214 min read


Jingle Your Own Bells (Or Why The Hell Do We Turn Our Clocks Back?)
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle...
Jane Leder
Dec 17, 20213 min read


First It Was "Family Feud." Now It's "The Voice."
If you've been reading my blog--I sure hope you have--you know that I realized that I'd hit bottom during the Pandemic when I started...
Jane Leder
Nov 30, 20213 min read


My Life at a Glance
I have kept my "daily appointment" calendars since 1989! I'm not sure why. They take up valuable bookshelf space; still, I've been...
Jane Leder
Nov 16, 20214 min read


The Library & Me (& You)
I must have been three maybe four when my mother took me to the McGregor Library for the first time. The smell of new books reminded me...
Jane Leder
Nov 9, 20213 min read
"I didn't find his contact information but his obituary instead."
I don't remember most of the dream I had the other night. It was something about me having decided to expand my circle of friends--my...
Jane Leder
Oct 29, 20213 min read


If You've Been Wondering . . .
For those of you who don't know me except through seventynme.com, I thought I'd attach a link to the YouTube reading that I along with...
Jane Leder
Oct 25, 20213 min read


Transitioning (No, Not That Transitioning)
Roundabout this time of year, I start obsessing about the change from summer to fall and then to you know what. I prefer not to utter the...
Jane Leder
Oct 11, 20213 min read


When Technology Bites You In The Butt
I needed a drink. Something "stiff." The Zoom event in which I'd been invited to read part of a personal essay about a psychic reader had...
Jane Leder
Sep 27, 20213 min read


A QUESTION of BALANCE
I'm out of whack. Off-kilter. Keerflooey. Verklempt. It's as if I'm walking the tightrope between the two Twin Towers in New York with...
Jane Leder
Sep 17, 20213 min read


Thinning Hair "Down There"
Is it normal? Do we lose our "pubes" as we age? I never thought I'd ask this question let alone write about it. It feels embarrassing...
Jane Leder
Jul 26, 20213 min read


What Did I Learn in the School of Life This Year?
My seventy-sixth birthday is a matter of days away. Another year in the books. I'd like to think that I'm one step closer to cronehood,...
Jane Leder
Jul 19, 20214 min read


Can't Find The Right Word? Try Yiddish
I didn't have anything pressing on my schedule for the day so when a friend called to rave about "Lockdown University," a series of...
Jane Leder
Jun 14, 20213 min read


Dying On Purpose
Malka from "Shitsel" In all the hours and hours that I spent creating a title for my book about teen suicide, "Dying On Purpose" was...
Jane Leder
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Life After Pandemic (LAP)
So, how's it going? Had your vaccinations? Now well beyond the two-week "be-safe" waiting period so that the vaccine is at its full...
Jane Leder
May 19, 20213 min read


Tell The Truth
Yesterday after repeating a final namaste in my yoga class via Zoom, opening my eyes, and adjusting to "reality," my teacher read what...
Jane Leder
Apr 29, 20213 min read


You Know Things Are Bad If You're Watching "Family Feud"
My name is Jane. I'm an addict. Okay, let's change that up a tad. Hello, my name is Jane. I watched "Family Feud" last week and then...
Jane Leder
Apr 19, 20213 min read


Taking A Hike
I can't fold a fitted sheet worth a damn. But I can ford a stream (Who Knew?), hike a narrow rim trail, and survive the insults of a...
Jane Leder
Apr 9, 20214 min read
Traveling with a Photographer
I sat in our rented 2021 Kia waiting again for my husband to get the “shot.” He made me wait in a Tucson gallery parking lot while he...
Jane Leder
Mar 28, 20212 min read
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