by Celia Rivenbark | May 27, 2024 | Weekly Column
So let’s say you’re a woman walking alone in the woods. Which would you rather encounter unexpectedly—a man or a bear? The question, posed on TikTok a few weeks ago, went viral as they say. Think cholera/bubonic plague/smallpox levels of viral. The reason for...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 20, 2024 | Weekly Column
Hey ladies! Remember a few years ago when they said we shouldn’t take hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats? They said it was bad for you! It could give you cancer! Use guided imagery to power through those sweats and...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 13, 2024 | Weekly Column
I blame Sarah Palin for the Republican male obsession with tough-talkin’, pistol-totin’ women candidates. Remember how “Mama Grizzly” leaned out of helicopters to shoot wolves in her native Alaska? How she killed AND dressed out a moose before dawn? How her hunting...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 6, 2024 | Weekly Column
If some chipper soul greets me with “It’s a good day to have a good day!” I usually just punch ‘em in the throat and keep moving. Not today, Satan. Today is a good day because…we’re not cicadas. Yes, the underground creatures we love to complain about (“so noisy!!”)...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 29, 2024 | Weekly Column
Show of hands…Who thought the “Golden Bachelor” couple would be getting a divorce just THREE MONTHS after their splashy televised wedding ceremony? Whoa. That many. OK, that’s a little surprising to this natural born cynic. After watching every episode even I assumed...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 22, 2024 | Weekly Column
Newly anointed RNC co-chair Lara Trump’s recent impassioned plea for folks to donate money, even if they currently don’t have any, would make P.T. Barnum blush. “If you can’t afford a donation today,” said Lara, looking sleek and sophisticated in a dress that probably...
