by JAVSimson | Aug 5, 2018 | Friends and Family, On Being a Woman, Uncategorized | 2 Comments
Long time, no blog post. This slack-off is partly because I was working on finding publishers for (and editing) two new books. And it was partly because I’ve been trying to clear the clutter of my life so that I can move to a retirement community and have a few... read more
by JAVSimson | Dec 17, 2017 | Friends and Family, On Being a Woman, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Wonderful New Year to friends and family – and to all others of good will! This year, 2017, has been busier than an old lady with respiratory problems would have liked. I’ve begun to feel a bit desperate about getting my life... read more
by JAVSimson | Jun 30, 2017 | On Being a Woman, Woman of the World | 0 Comments
It is heartbreaking to see the fabric of our culture unraveling. So many seem oblivious to what’s happening. Or they don’t care. Like the lady in the black SUV.
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by JAVSimson | Feb 14, 2017 | On Being a Woman | 0 Comments
February 14, Valentine’s Day, is a holiday of the heart, a day when we celebrate Love and give gifts and send greetings to those we love. This has always been a special holiday for me, because my maiden name was Valentine, a... read more
by JAVSimson | Jun 7, 2016 | On Being a Woman | 4 Comments
It’s pathetic that women go along … with such exploitation. It takes almost nothing to arouse a man, so why go to these extremes? … Isn’t it time to take a calm-down pill?
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by JAVSimson | Nov 26, 2015 | On Being a Woman | 2 Comments
Thanksgiving seems like a good day to post this meditation on love, heartbreak, and gratitude. This was written originally about ten years ago and was just now updated. From the time of my first sexual and emotional stirrings, I have had a penchant for impossible... read more
by JAVSimson | Aug 9, 2015 | On Being a Woman | 9 Comments
From the time I was quite young – perhaps ten years of age– I have been enthralled by the way the world works, and I wanted to be a scientist, initially an astronomer. Sometime later – perhaps around age thirteen – I also wanted to become a writer. I struggled with... read more
by JAVSimson | Dec 21, 2014 | On Being a Woman | 5 Comments
This is the last of a three-part series on contraception and women’s health, social well being, and the environment. The most serious threat to life on Earth is the human population, which has recently surpassed seven billion. SEVEN BILLION. 7,000,000,000.... read more
by JAVSimson | Aug 30, 2014 | On Being a Woman | 2 Comments
Not only is contraception good for women’s health, it is good for the health of a society, for the well-being of all its citizens. Humans are social animals and smooth social functioning requires social structures and behavioral specialization, particularly... read more
by JAVSimson | Jul 9, 2014 | On Being a Woman | 8 Comments
The debate over contraception and abortion has raged around moral issues such as whether or not destruction of a conceptus (a fertilized ovum) is equivalent to destruction of a human life, and whether or not the use of contraception promotes promiscuity in women. I... read more
