by Deborah Quinn | Feb 1, 2019 | aging, Feminism, Gender, health
The amazing Viola Davis was on Jimmy Kimmel the other day, talking about, among other things, the care-and-tending of an Afro, the dangers of an MRI, and menopause. Jimmy asked her how long menopause lasts, and Viola said—without missing a beat—that someone needed to...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 8, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, aging, exercise, health, NaBloPoMo, pop culture
I have a Very Big Birthday coming up in two months. REALLY BIG. As if to celebrate that fact, my body has started to disintegrate. I have this twingey thing in my knee, and then there’s that little hitch in my hip, and my neck sounds like there are cornflakes...
by Deborah Quinn | Mar 28, 2011 | Children, family, Parenting
3:47AM “Mommy my head hurts so bad and I’m freezing,” says the whispered voice in my ear. I am awake. Check the clock. Groan (quietly, I hope; don’t want to psychically scar the sick child). Usually these pre-dawn wake-ups are Caleb with a bad...
