Fabulous and funny insults from our past:

April 5, 2012

These glorious insults come from an era long before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words:   The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, “If you were my husband I’d poison your tea.” He said, “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.” “He had delusions of adequacy.” – Walter Kerr [...]

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Why American women should fear Republicans

April 3, 2012

Some thought I went off the deep end with my tongue-in-cheek posts like Republicans prefer blondes or Ex-wives Against Newt! I say what’s the point of maintaining a blog if you cannot have some fun with it sometimes. What I’m observing now, is that I am not alone in criticizing the Republicans as they try [...]

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Blogging Boomers’ Blog Carnival, April Fool’s Day Edition

April 1, 2012

Coming off one of the worst weeks of my entire life, April Fool’s Day seems somehow appropriate about now.  If you cannot find the humor in just about every crazy experience life decides to throw at you, it’s all just that much more difficult to bear. Learning how to ask for help is the lesson [...]

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Confessions of a recovering control freak

March 31, 2012

“A man must learn to understand the motives of human beings, their illusions, and their sufferings.”     – Albert Einstein There is nothing worse in this world than being in the middle of a process you feel responsible for, and yet have no control over.  One of the most important lessons I received from [...]

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The realities of changing careers at midlife

March 30, 2012

I’m not talking about winning the lottery today and becoming your own money manager, even though that is what just about everyone in the U.S. is focused on today. As far as the lottery goes, I wish we, as a nation would stop spending $60 BILLION on lottery tickets per year, (1.3 million per hour [...]

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Finding romance through the mail: the American traditions of mail-order brides and personal ads

March 29, 2012

Most of us feel pretty unique and original when we find romance through the Internet these days.   But the truth is, this is a time-honored American tradition. The American mail-order bride industry emerged in the 1800s in frontier America.   As men moved out West and found financial success, one thing was missing, the company [...]

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Ready for the Silver Tsunami in Baby Boomer Healthcare?

March 27, 2012

I had a good turn out for my talk last night on the psychological and emotional profile of American Baby Boomers.  Collecting data and statistics on the emotional health of Baby Boomers was, in a word, depressing.   I found ever increasing depression and substance abuse problems among Americans in midlife, as our government appears to [...]

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Keeping in touch with where I came from…

March 20, 2012

“What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?” – A quote from the new novel Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson I spent the past few days on a lovely trip down memory lane with my parents, my sister and her husband.  In our case this meant a trip back [...]

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The Descendants: Talk about a midlife crisis!

March 15, 2012

First of all, Wikipedia wrongly calls this “a comedy-drama.” I didn’t find much humor here, but it was quite thought-provoking. What would you do if your spouse of twenty years was suddenly brain dead, and you found out only then that she had been having an affair behind your back? What if, at the same [...]

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