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Zits Happen

December 25, 2025 Posted in memoir, pimples, skin, skin cancer, sleep, sleep apnea, zitLeave a comment

When I was in my teens and going through the pimple phase, my mom said, “Don’t worry. You won’t have pimples once you leave your teen years behind.” Wrong, Mom. I’m one of those people who have had zits in every decade (not the first ten, then it was warts), off and on, here and… Continue reading Zits Happen

Skin Check

May 22, 2025May 21, 2025 Posted in Alzheimer's, assisted living home, balance, biopsy, cancer, dancing, doctor, dogs, falling, melanoma, memoir, Mohs, mole, skin, skin cancer, surgeon, walker, ZumbaLeave a comment

(re-run) “Good job!” the physician’s assistant said when I complained about my uneven fake tan. “It’s been a lifestyle change for me, staying out of the sun,” I said. “I’m proud of you,” Miss Tan said. She looked at the four spots I was worried about, froze off the two on my back, biopsied one… Continue reading Skin Check

Melanoma and Me

May 10, 2021May 9, 2021 Posted in biopsy, California, cancer, Carmel, dermatologist, equator, melanoma, memoir, skin, skin cancer, sunburn, surgery, UCSF, Venezuela1 Comment

(re-run) This is the kind of post that is scary to write, knowing that melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancer. When I got the call, I was hiking in one of the most beautiful places on Earth near Carmel, with two friends, a happy couple who happened to be in town. “I have melanoma,” I… Continue reading Melanoma and Me

Melanoma and Me

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Posted in biopsy, California, cancer, Carmel, dermatologist, equator, melanoma, memoir, skin, skin cancer, sunburn, surgery, UCSF, VenezuelaLeave a comment

This is the kind of post that is scary to write, knowing that melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancer. When I got the call, I was hiking in one of the most beautiful places on Earth near Carmel, with two friends, a happy couple who happened to be in town. “I have melanoma,” I said… Continue reading Melanoma and Me

Tattoos for You

September 1, 2020August 31, 2020 Posted in athletes, best, butterflies, California, dancing, dogs, family, friends of friends, generation, humor, memoir, mom, music, relationships, skin, tattoos, worstLeave a comment

I look around and see athletes with tattoos, ex-military people with tattoos, mothers of small children with tattoos . . .

Tattoos!

March 22, 2020March 21, 2020 Posted in athletes, best, butterflies, California, dancing, dogs, family, friends of friends, generation, humor, memoir, mom, music, relationships, skin, tattoos, worstLeave a comment

I look around and see athletes with tattoos, ex-military people with tattoos, mothers of small children with tattoos . . .

Tattoos for You

November 23, 2018December 30, 2018 Posted in athletes, best, butterflies, California, dancing, dogs, family, friends of friends, generation, humor, memoir, mom, music, relationships, skin, tattoos, worstLeave a comment

I look around and see athletes with tattoos, ex-military people with tattoos, mothers of small children with tattoos . . .

The Illustrated Man (and Woman)

August 19, 2018August 20, 2018 Posted in baseball, basketball, California, culture, eyebrows, firsts, football, friends of friends, generation, humor, insects, memoir, music, noses, pain, relationships, rose, skin, tattoosLeave a comment

This morning I woke up and wanted to write about tattoos. I went to another music in the park last night and saw so many. It’s a generational thing – getting tattooed — which will permanently mark an era. The only Tattoo we had back in the 70’s was the little man on Fantasy Island… Continue reading The Illustrated Man (and Woman)