In Grace and Frankie, you and Tomlin have shown how large life can be for women beyond the all-consuming family-raising work.
Dear Jane Fonda
To Thine Own Self
My whole life, I've been told "you're too hard on yourself", but that message never made sense to me until I heard the phrase "be gentle with yourself." What an interesting word, "yourself." The self belonging to you, like two separate entities. Part of the triumverate, the Son and the Holy Ghost. My "self" is... Continue Reading →
Late Night
After a poor night's sleep last night, I am still awake at 11 p.m. Not because I can't sleep, but because I don't want to. Because at 9:30, I suddenly felt like getting some things done, like drilling some screws into a bench I'm repairing and laying out the new fabric I picked up today... Continue Reading →
Feelings Machines
But feelings don't just go away when we don't want to deal with them, or because we think they're bad. They get bigger and more chaotic when we ignore them, like Gremlins in water.
The Perfect Spot
My dog can't find a place to pee. It's not for lack of trying, because he stops at every bush en route from the door up the sidewalk to the grassy hill across the parking lot, lifts his leg, decides this bush or blade of grass or discarded branch isn't quite right, and moves along. I... Continue Reading →
Meg Currell 