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 back, [...]

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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 the [...]

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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 “the [...]

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Aging Grumpily Ever After

I wonder if other baby boomers are starting to notice it like I am…this relentless march of age.  In my case, it’s not one big thing, but rather a series of little discoveries that are eating away at my sense of well-being.
I went to the dentist this week for a crown and went away with [...]

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Aging…in little bits

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had a tooth break off earlier this week.  Although I don’t see my dentist until Friday, I have a feeling I know what he’ll say, “This doesn’t look good.”  Duh.  I already know that.  The tooth is dead and there’s not enough of it to crown.  He’ll [...]

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Some Toys We Never Outgrow

She might have been the homeliest doll ever created, but in my eyes, she was beautiful.  When I was a very little girl, a doll came out that I knew I must have!  Her name was “Poor Pitiful Pearl,” and the idea was that she was a pathetic little orphan doll who just needed someone [...]

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Seen my mind? Tell it I miss it.

Like me, most of my friends have been experiencing what they describe as “senior moments.”  Me, I prefer to call this phenomenon “temporary brain freeze.”  Makes all the difference, doncha know?
At any rate, this is when you walk into a room, only to realize you have no idea whatsoever why you’re there.  It’s as if [...]

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Aging – With dignity or denial?

When I look around at other women my age, i.e. “boomers,” they seem to subscribe to one of two schools of thought.  There is one kind of woman who, after hanging on to her looks with hard work and determination her whole life, has finally relented with a big sigh, lets go, and says, “Yeah, [...]

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