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Tag Archives: WWII

Say Hello Not Goodbye To Your Golden Years

Many of us have spent years waking up at 6:00 am to be at a job we found depleting. If we are not going to be able to kick back, drive a golf cart and play bridge all day, let's envision a different kind of retirement for ourselves. Here are a few read more »

My favorite movie of all time

"I LOVE these true-life overcoming types of stories!" ~ grammayumyumread more »

The Power of Post Menopausal Women

I now know why a male friend of mine wrote, “You post menopausal women are amazing. I could not keep up with you if I tried.” Yet, as amazing as we are, we are invisible to others. Maybe this invisibility is our secret power source?read more »

On Being A Military Brat

It was 1965 and the end of our time at Vandenberg Air Force Base after eight years. I was fourteen years old and in the last semester of 9th grade.  My whole life was consumed with my friends, school, teen club dances, movies, roller sread more »

Say Hello, Not Goodbye, to your Golden Years Most Liked

Many of us have spent years waking up at 6:00 am to be at a job we found depleting. If we are to work for years to come, let's make it work on our terms. Here are a few suggestions.read more »

Are you poor?

Poverty can alter behavior. Poor nutrition can alter behavior. Being cold 24 hours a day can alter behavior. Being so poor school isn’t an option is a disaster waiting to happen. read more »

Getting the Most Out of Life. Still.

At my library's annual used-book sale, I stumbled upon a thin, well-worn volume entitled Getting the Most Out of Life. read more »

“Oh Dear! Oh Dear! I Shall be Late!”

Why do we work more and more hours in order to buy more and more stuff, when buying the stuff takes precious time away from activities that could really be more self nurturing than wandering through malls or cyber shopping?read more »

What I learned From Grandma Wortman

I remember my mother’s mother the most because she was the backbone of our life in Brooklyn as we were coming out of what was then called the “Great Depression”.read more »

Running for Her Life Most Liked

I asked Irene to tell me her story. Instead, she told me about her mother.read more »