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Until this very morning, SalGal’s right hand resembled the Komodo Dragon’s mangled, bent, misshapen claw. Her ring finger and pinkie on the right hand were permanently bent at the middle knuckle in a way that made you think she was striking a ‘pose’ as if she were trying out for a hand lotion commercial at Jurassic Park. Would that her 58-year-old hands were ever considered for such a...

Thank God for policemen/women. We’d behave really badly were we not afraid of legal consequences, wouldn’t we? I mean, I wouldn’t but some might. But, sometimes policemen bring good news. Sal and I went for a stroll on our hike-and-bike trail by the beautiful river that flows lazily through our downtown area. We parked my gansta cah under a bridge, locked ‘er up and off we went....

There are so many races going on every minute of every day. Sal and I race to the liquor cabinet to see who can grab the vodka bottle for our martini first. She usually wins because she likes alcohol more than I do. But, there are bigger races going on all around us. There are probably hundreds of ‘races for the cure.’ I think they need to slow down a bit to find the cure, because...

The Midlife Gals are huggers, no question about it. We give good handshake, but prefer hugs every time. We like to get into someone's sacred physical space with a gesture of humanity at every opportunity. And, truth be told, we like to tweak the non-huggers by doing the same thing. We’re also shovers, arm grabbers and pokers, but those are different columns.Someone gave me a 'push/pull' hug the...

What we’ll do to feel better, right? Sal was looking wildly forward to what was inside the...

Must we change our clocks AGAIN? Who decides that we mess with the natural cycle of Mother...

Have you ever watched the television show, So You Think You Can Dance? I could write a whole...

When I moved back home to Texas after many years in New York City, I was overcome with...

As you may know, The Midlife Gals chose cats instead of kids, which has worked out REALLY well...