As I sat down to write, I noticed today's date: 1/1/11. And that cinched it. This year, I'm going to write about the number one.

WhWhat if we accentuated the positive instead? I asked a bunch of women this question, "What one thing do you love about yourself and wouldn't change for anything?"

When a respected psychology journal announced last week that it had decided to accept a research report showing the existence of extra-sensory perception, there was quite a kerfuffle.

Here's the real question: Do we become our names, or do they capture our essence?

It's splendid to travel the world and it can be especially tempting at this time of year. But I'm also deeply attached to this particular part of the planet and have come to appreciate the things in my own backyard.