Aging
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TOP TEN ‘UP’SIDES OF GOING DOWNHILL
12. A good night’s sleep can happen smack in the middle of the day. 11.. When your car gets towed, you are actually entitled to a senior discount! 10. No one tries to slip a ‘date rape’ drug in your drink. 9. Store clerks don’t try to sell you spandex or stilettos anymore. 8. … Read more
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TEN FEET TALL
Okay, so maybe I was putting off my new gym routine workout. Or maybe I was looking to add that ‘new hobby’ all the experts say is important at my age. But the way I see it, that 8 year-old making baskets all by himself at the Y last week just needed a little… Read more
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BACK UP!
As I deliver this bit of shocking news, I hope that you are not sitting down. Frankly, you need to be standing at attention. Here goes: if you are over 40, only about 60% of you have even thought about getting old. However, one third of you prefer, ‘not to think about aging at all.’ … Read more
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CAN’T STOP
I need to get this down before we get to the bottom of the Boston Marathon tragedy yesterday. While media crews swarm and investigators forage for the perpetrators of this horror, I am making myself focus on that 78 year-old man who was running his 4th marathon. You know, the one who was blown to… Read more
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DON’T BAT AN EYELASH!
Several times in recent weeks, perfect strangers, when seeing me with my youngest daughter have said, “Gosh. You look just alike!” or, “Well I can sure tell that she’s your daughter!” Funny thing is, until I saw this picture tonight, I almost believed them! But a picture IS worth a thousand words. . . and… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 