Start a Midlife Blog with Self-Hosted WordPress

Starting a blog is easy. OK, so “easy” is a relative term. Middle-aged people didn't grow up surrounded by computers and high tech. We each have our own levels of technical comfort. But as someone who has built websites since 1994, I'm going to share my...

Adopted DNA Test Results Q&A

After accidentally discovering two full siblings and nine half siblings, I’m answering some of your adoption biology questions. If you're an adoptee, you might be shocked! The 23 and Me and Ancestry DNA test results Sam and I took together were a big surprise (for me,...

Gifts for the Woman Who Wants Nothing

Need Christmas gift ideas for your wife (mother, daughter, grandmother, girlfriend)? Struggling to shop for the woman who as everything? Since having children my typical response to “What do you want for [Christmas, Mother’s Day, your birthday], has been “peace and...