Privacy — You can’t have it both ways — Sometimes something bothers me so much that despite knowing it’s going to be an unpopular opinion, I have to speak up. I am very sorry for what happened to Hoda Kotb’s young daughter, Hope. I never want to see any child get sick and suffer. I am happy that she…

The power of love — She’s delusional, I told everyone. She wants to believe it so badly that she has imagined it. …

I live in Florida — It’s different down here. — I live in Florida, so if you aren’t already aware, let me enlighten you. The criteria for remaining a driver on the road is different down here than in other states. It’s a bit, shall we say, more lenient. The DMV is strict about passing the eye test (thankfully), but…

NOTE: I can’t believe I must write this disclaimer, but even we Baby Boomers are not immune from the “sensitivity culture” that permeates our society today. Everyone takes everything so seriously. Everyone is offended by everything. …

Shouldn’t puberty be a requirement for entering medical school? — Why am I suddenly seeing 12-year-old doctors? I am aware that there are child prodigies in the world. Hell, we had one in my own family. She was so smart that the 1950s school system didn’t know what to do with her. They kept advancing her from grade to grade…

I have not experienced racism as a Black woman because I am not a Black woman. I have the right to have an opinion on what I have experienced, which is being vilified every time I ask a legitimate question or offer a differing opinion. So far, two of the commenters on this thread have been very helpful to me. They pointed out that when I reference "all women", it angers Black women because it diminishes their experiences. They said that when someone is explaining their pain, they don't want to hear about someone else's pain. I should have realized that and will take the lesson to heart.

Everything I say makes you angry and I don’t understand why. — In the past year of writing on Medium, I have been accused of racism, hidden racial bias, white privilege, and unconscious racial bias by many of Medium’s black women writers and readers. And that’s when I agreed with them. …

It’s time for senior-friendly technology websites — If you follow my writing in Crow’s Feet, you know that most of it deals with serious subjects in a humorous, whimsical, or satirical manner. But when a young, tech-savvy customer agent from an AI Picture Generator website makes this old lady so frustrated that she cries, it’s time to…

I did the work for you. — I’m here with a guide to save you time, money, and stress. I have done all the work and research for you and am going to summarize what is in those Get Rich Writing Online Tutorials so you don’t have to waste your time watching them. You’ve seen them and…