Doris O'Brien is a retired college Speech teacher and banker. She has published two books of humor (Up or Down With Women's Liberation and Humor Me a Little) and for many years contributed light verse to the Pepper 'n Salt column of the Wall Street Journal. She is an avid writer of letters to the editors.
Doris celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary in the same year she welcomed her first grandchild. She now lives in Pasadena with a great view of the San Gabriel mountains — and the annual Tournament of Roses Parade.
She can be reached by e-mail: witsendob at (@) gmail.com
Prepare for Fashion and Faith At The Legion of Honor; "A painting by Mr. Tissot will be enough for the archeologists of the future to reconstruct our era"
The Science of Knitting: Understanding How Stitch Types Govern Shape
Kamala Harris' Plan to Equalize the Pay Gap: Companies Will Be Required to Obtain an “Equal Pay Certification” and Prove They’re Not Paying Women Less Than Men for Work of Equal Value
Mining the Gold in the Golden Years: I’ll Never Have to Buy Another Ugly Bridesmaid Dress! And When I Fall and Can’t Get Up, that’s an Excuse to Take a Nap!