Sanity’s Last Stand

Years ago, I named this column “Sanity’s Last Stand” because I was middle-aged, menopausal, and trying to find things to write about for a biweekly column. There were many adventures that I survived and thrived on, and those insane moments haven’t diminished in my mind.

“Growing older,” as the late great actress Bette Davis once said, “is not for sissies.” And I am not a sissy. I try to avoid fores…