Browsing All posts tagged under »life«

Writing A Novel Without Writing

November 14, 2011

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At lunch, the other day, my friend Libby and I were sharing the progress of our respective novels. Me: My novel is sitting behind my printer under a pile of blank copy paper and all the communication from the IRS regarding my 2003 tax return. Libby: Why not just finish it? Me: Unfortunately, the IRS doesn’t […]

Thanksgiving in London and Paris: Snuggling Babies Across Borders

November 12, 2011

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(The following is the third in my new series, “Old Posts to Dredge out on Slow Weekends Because When I Posted Them Originally People Cared More About the Economy and World Peace Than My Blog.” Although nothing has changed, it’s the start of a slow weekend.) I spent last Thanksgiving in London with my daughter, son-in-law, and brand […]

Yo Mama-in-Law

November 9, 2011

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There are two categories of people who have been maligned over the years, IRS agents and mothers-in-law.  This post will not add to the well-deserved mountain of cow dung heaped on the IRS.  They know who they are, and they know about the bad things they have done.  This writer would, if she could, give […]

Exciting News for Boomers and Obese Rodents

November 7, 2011

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Aside from learning the real words to “Louie Louie,” Boomers have wanted one thing more than anything else: a reversal of the aging process.  It now appears that researchers at the Mayo Clinic might have provided just that ticket. Boomers have long wondered what makes people age, aside from stress from both their teenagers and […]

Man: 0 Cat: 1

November 4, 2011

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(The following is the second in my new series, “Old Posts to Dredge out on Slow Weekends Because When I Posted Them Originally People Cared More About the Economy and World Peace Than My Blog.” Although nothing has changed, it’s the start of a slow weekend.) Now Husband Dan has a long history with pets.  This […]

Things You Can Find in an Airport Bathroom

November 2, 2011

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The Sunday before last, I was invited to speak to a group of women in Hemet, CA.  I speak to a lot of women, and I speak mostly about life after 50.  My co-authors and I like to say that we are here to change the conversation about women over 50.  We’re pretty passionate about […]

Sex, More or Less

October 29, 2011

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(The following is the first in my new series, “Old Posts to Dredge out on Slow Weekends Because When I Posted Them Originally People Cared More About the Economy and World Peace Than My Blog.” Although nothing has changed, it’s a slow weekend.) AARP just came out with a 105-page sex survey of people 45 […]

Teaching Children US History via Halloween Costumes

October 28, 2011

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Huffington Post  has a piece on what they think might be the “worst Halloween costume of all time.”  It’s a World War II Evacuee costume, sold on amazon.co.uk for an amount equal to about $18.  According to the Huffington Post via blogger Nick Douglas, editor of Slacktory.com, the Halloween costume was created  for “National Commemoration […]

Rules for Coast-to-Coast Travel and Back in One Day

October 25, 2011

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Rule #1: Do not attempt this unless you are a professional  Just as objects in the mirror are closer than they appear, objects on a map are a lot farther.  On a map, a coast-to-coast trip looks like it might take about ten minutes, but you must understand that one inch equals thousands of miles.  […]

A Muckle of Midlife Crises

October 22, 2011

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  There has been a spate (This is the first time the writer has written this word) of articles lately about the warning signs that one is going through a midlife crisis.  These recent articles are different than the last caboodle (synonym of “spate”) of such articles in that they have been written more recently, […]