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Valerie M. Gantzler

Menopause: A User’s Guide

What are the first signs that your body is moving from menstruation to menopause? For me it was when the length of my cycles began to…

Jun 7

Menopause: A User’s Guide

Jun 7

Why are so Many Gen Xers Considering Suicide?

Many years ago when my step-grandmother couldn’t live in her home any longer, my parents helped her sell her home and move into a very…

Nov 18, 2023

Why are so Many Gen Xers Considering Suicide?

Nov 18, 2023

Markham, your article spoke to me directly.

Jan 31, 2023

Jan 31, 2023

Time is Running Out

I’ve been experiencing a looming feeling of dread lately. After some careful checking in with myself I realized it’s anxiety about my…

Sep 6, 2022

Time is Running Out

Sep 6, 2022

Assume and you’ll make an ass out of you and me.

Just a quickie….

Aug 8, 2022

Assume and you’ll make an ass out of you and me.

Aug 8, 2022

Why are all my lifelong friends so damned anxious?

And why can’t they just calm the f*ck down?

Jun 14, 2022

Why are all my lifelong friends so damned anxious?

Jun 14, 2022

Your thoughts and prayers aren’t worth sh*t.

I don’t like to alienate people. I really don’t. When I have a disagreement with someone I endeavor to understand their side of the issue…

May 25, 2022

Your thoughts and prayers aren’t worth sh*t.

May 25, 2022

A story of teenage duplicity

I spent my freshman year of high school in Athens, Greece while my Dad was stationed at a local air base.

Jan 10, 2022

A story of teenage duplicity

Jan 10, 2022

Are Handguns Making You Safer?

My uncle killed himself with a handgun in the basement bathroom of his home. He used a .365 Magnum. The mess that was left, both literally…

Dec 2, 2020

Are Handguns Making You Safer?

Dec 2, 2020

2020 and a Dead Bird

I found a dead bird in the road last week. It was freshly dead and there didn’t appear to be anything wrong with it. Later I read that the…

Sep 28, 2020

2020 and a Dead Bird

Sep 28, 2020

Valerie M. Gantzler

Valerie M. Gantzler

Adult educator, retired USAF, avid reader, lifelong learner. Attitude, curiosity, and grit will take you everywhere.

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