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May No Soldier Go Unloved In these uncertain times, upon this U.S. Memorial Day, one thing is certain: enlisted men and women sacrifice and serve to protect our freedom, values and way of life. I refuse to debate the politics of war. Suffice it to say, "War is hell." Today... Read more →

Male Self-Acceptance

Re-evaluating our life choices may not necessarily represent the typical "midlife crisis." Research shows how two distinct personality types respond to midlife differently. Read more →

Dating Your Mate

Four years ago, my husband and I starting dating...each other. Let me explain. When we met, I lived in Detroit, and he lived in Phoenix. To me, dating a man long-distance was like dating a married man: unavailable, unobtainable, heartache and loss. He solved that problem by moving from sunny,... Read more →

Are You My Mother? When my husband and I first married, he was new not only to our household, but also to step-parenting. That first Mother's Day he asked, "What would you like for Mother's Day?" rather than help my young son make a card or pick out a gift.... Read more →

Blogging Boomers Carnival No. 21 - Fashion, Fitness, Finance & Facts

Here's this week's roundup of some of the best Boomer blogs around starting with my funky friend Ron Enderland from I Remember JFK (sadly no longer publishing) espousing the the fashion forward formica. Who knew? A certain decorative pattern was a familiar one to you if you were a visitor... Read more →

Ode to a New World

I'm a magazine junkie and somehow I missed the socially conscious ODE Magazine until now. Since 1995 it has been giving Europeans a rich diet of real-life stories about positive change. Since 2003, Ode's been doing the same for Americans and the rest of the world with its international, English-language... Read more →