Real Life
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REMEMBER ME IN BLOOM
I am now at the age where I attend more funerals than weddings; a time more defined by loss than achievement. And while the years have crept slowly they seem to have passed overnight. One moment I was running barefoot for miles along the beach and now? Climbing a simple flight of stairs… Read more
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GET ON MY LAWN!!!
Okay, so I called the cops—but hey it was late and dark and I was alone in the house when I spotted an old, beat up van with tinted windows parked well into the grass at the edge of my lawn. At first I thought it might be the girl who had contacted me… Read more
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DON’T WORRY
Do you know that they’ve done studies which PROVE over 90% of what we worry about NEVER happens! I’ve even READ the studies, so I ask you, why did I wake up at 5 AM this morning worried about my teenagers? Because I figure, MY worries are in that 10%. Go figure. Now, I admit,… Read more
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HELEN HUDSON HERE: MAKE MY DAY
Here’s what makes my blood boil: callous jerks running roughshod over old folks with an air of insouciance that unhinges me . Whether it’s shoving past them in lines, defrauding them by phone, neglecting their care or outright ignoring their presence, their constant victimization makes me furious. I defy one, single reader to go one,… Read more
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HELEN HUDSON HERE: MAKE MY DAY
Here’s what makes my blood boil: callous jerks running roughshod over old folks with an air of insouciance that unhinges me . Whether it’s shoving past them in lines, defrauding them by phone, neglecting their care or outright ignoring their presence, their constant victimization makes me furious. I defy one, single reader to go one,… Read more
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THUMBS UP!!!
When I first started driving, Granny cautioned me NOT to pick up hitchhikers. “You just never know,” she warned. I disobeyed her, but only once. That day, I was feeling pretty independent behind the wheel of my stick-shift, Chevy Nova, clunker when I saw a guy with his thumb out on the highway. No dummy… Read more
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IT TAKES A LOT OF NERVE
It takes a lot of nerve to steal from someone but it takes even more to give what you’ve stolen back. Both scenarios occurred to an 83 year-old friend of mine yesterday. She arrived at the pool as she has, “for the last 40 years,” with her purse stuffed inside of her gym bag. She… Read more
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CLEAN YOUR ROOM!
A friend came by to see our new house last week Nothing really ‘new’ about this 50’s ranch but I welcomed the chance to show it off. She marveled at the view from all the windows of the grand trees which surround us and we giggled at the constant creaking of the floors. As she… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 