We ALL Get Older

One thing many of my fellow baby boomers and I have in common is that we’re often taken by surprise by the fact that we are now “the older generation.”  Sometime through the years, time got away from us and all of our experiences are indelibly inscribed on our faces and bodies.  Now and then [...]

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Brain Push-ups?

As we baby boomers age, I’m noticing more and more articles on how important it is for us to exercise our brains.  In a way it’s a bit insulting, as if when we reach “a certain age,” we suddenly turn slack-jawed, roll our eyes up into our heads and murmur “Duh” and “Yup!” at regular [...]

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Seeking My Self-Esteem

I’m having quite a bit  of trouble lately loving myself.  You see,  I have a Significant Birthday coming up the first week of March, and while other “milestones” haven’t affected me much, this one seems to have sucked all the self-esteem out of my soul.  Usually at such times I can kick my own butt [...]

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The Baby Boomer Blues

I have loved being a baby boomer, I really have.  Being a teenager in the time of the Beatles, mini-skirts and Yardley cosmetics was the absolute best and I embraced every single moment of it!  I was wild and crazy and lived like there was no tomorrow.  Turns out, there was a tomorrow…and it is [...]

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In Another Life…

During the past month or so, I’ve been exposed to a man who, if he weren’t married, would be absolutely perfect for me.  And being around him has awakened feelings and emotions that I long ago boxed up and put on the top shelf way in the back of my mental closet.  To be honest [...]

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Our Good Old “Olden” Days?

A friend recently forwarded me the following interesting memory, and it immediately reminded me how much simpler life used to be, before the United States turned into the capital of  “political correctness.” This was back before it became fashionable to be a “victim,” when people weren’t sue-crazy and everyone took responsibility for themselves.  The piece [...]

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Losing It?

I like to think of myself as someone who is mentally competent in every way.  I’m independent.  I pay my bills and taxes.  I have a good memory.  I keep appointments – all the requirements of being a fully functional, productive member of society.  But there’s one little thing that’s starting to worry me. Awhile [...]

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Ponderings…

Lately we’ve been going through a series of very intense rainstorms, day and night.  They’re the type during which you have to turn on lights mid-morning because it’s so dark outside.  For some reason weather like that finds me musing over things more than usual. For example, the morning after the storm, I noticed that [...]

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Life’s Twisty Path

Back in 1964, forty-five years ago, a new show premiered on television called “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”  The acronym stood for “United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.”  It featured two dashing crime fighters by the names of Napoleon Solo, played by Robert Vaughn and Illya Kuryakin, played by David McCallum.  Vaughn was the American [...]

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Time Marches On…

Today is Tuesday.  It’s the first Tuesday in March.  It’s chilly outside.  And, oh yeah, it’s my birthday. When I was growing up, I remember waking up and realizing it was my birthday, and being filled with such joy and anticipation!  After all, it was the one day a year when I got to be [...]

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