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susan swartz
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susan swartz

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I'm an author, journalist, public speaker and radio commentator and I blog regularly about women and social issues and getting older at www.juicytomatoes.com.  Juicy Tomatoes is the term I coined for women over 50 who are lush and still on the vine. My last book on the subject is The Juicy Tomatoes Guide to Ripe Living After 50 (New Harbinger). Now I'm also doing some writing about the stereotype of retirement for Boomer women.   

 

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a postcard to my younger self

You'll come to appreciate small breasts. You don't have to marry the first man you have sex with. Your father will not die if you move to California. Wear sunscreen.

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Big City Stores a Pretty Memory

Posted in home & garden, Juicy Tomatoes, Our Blog Circle on April 13, 2013
When I was a kid in Connecticut my mother and sister and I dressed up to take the bus from Hamden to New Haven to go to Malley’s, our big city department store.read more »

Old Thinking on Same Sex Marriage

Posted in Juicy Tomatoes, news, Our Blog Circle on March 31, 2013

It’s no surprise that young adults increasingly support gay marriage and think it’s just fine for two moms to have kids.  Young people grew up with gay friends. They may have a…

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Does This Watch Make Me Look Old?

Posted in Juicy Tomatoes, Our Blog Circle on March 21, 2013

In the film To Kill a Mockingbird Gregory Peck explains the legacy of pocket watches passed on from father to son, and I thought how unlikely it will ever be that someone…

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Know Any Brave Women?

Posted in Juicy Tomatoes, Our Blog Circle on March 04, 2013

When Gabby Giffords took on the NRA she challenged her former colleagues in Congress to do the same, saying, “Be bold. Be courageous.” Only Giffords and those closest to her know how…

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Getting Up the Courage for “Amour”

Posted in books & entertainment, family & relationships, Juicy Tomatoes, love & sex, Our Blog Circle on February 20, 2013

I was avoiding Amour, the movie. I’d seen enough previews to know the story line and it frightened me. For a while I was saying I’d sooner see a Die Hard

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my comments

Response to: Old Thinking on Same Sex Marriage

Comment posted on April 2, 2013 at 1:13 pm:
"This is such a good, healthy exchange of ideas and life experiences. And I think it shows that indeed, same sex couples and opposite sex couples are pretty much equally capable of causing both joy and pain. I agree, too, with Arden that had people be..." (read comment)

Response to: A Woman Of 76 Walks Down The Street

Comment posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:39 pm:
"I don't know where you live Sheila but I discovered The Transition Network, a national organization, which has small groups across the country. I joined one in my town (Sebastopol,Ca.)..." (read comment)

Response to: A Woman Of 76 Walks Down The Street

Comment posted on February 18, 2013 at 5:49 pm:
"Most timely. This afternoon I am meeting with my Transition Network group and we will be discussing.. what does it mean to age gracefully. Now I have a head start.. thanks.  ..." (read comment)

Response to: Barbie-Free to be You and Me

Comment posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:43 pm:
"same with our three daughters, and at least one son-in-law...." (read comment)

Response to: Barbie-Free to be You and Me

Comment posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:43 pm:
"the barbie issue has not yet become a conflict. as I wrote, she only mentions the doll at xmas. and one day, she may get one. but not from these grandparents. we don't do play guns either. plenty of other great toys out there. a personal choice...." (read comment)