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Forget the Ferrari. Middle-aged Men Take Group Therapy for a Spin.

THE weather is warming and the army of MAMILs and their bikes is on the move. via www.smh.com.au Read more →

Healthy Relationships: Pay Attention to Important Dates

As many of us have already learned, there is no such thing as the so-called “perfect” relationship. This fairy tale phrase is still used to describe couples who cannot seem to get enough of each other, at least in the public eye anyway. Not only is this supposed bliss usually... Read more →

Men and the “Midlife Crisis” | Scientific American Blog Network

If you ask a person when “middle age” begins, the answer, not surprisingly, depends on the age of that respondent. American college-aged students are convinced that one fits soundly into the middle-age category at 35. Respondents who are actually 35, however, would beg to differ with these youngsters. Rather, for... Read more →

The Tao of Quarterlife Crisis

I discovered the Personal Tao blog a few years ago while researching "midlife crisis." He demonstrated great insight into the deeper meaning of midlife crisis in his writings. In fact, this blog sends him a fair amount of traffic, for which I'm glad. I visited his blog today and discovered... Read more →

Baby Boomers, Social Media and Writing

When I was in school, I spent many hours on essays, speeches, reports and exams where my results depended on my ability to express my thinking in writing. Most Baby Boomers took grammar classes until their last years of high school. Results had deductions for bad spelling and poor grammar.... Read more →

Job Becoming Dim Memory for Many Unemployed

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last week called long-term unemployment a "national crisis" and said it should be one of Congress' top priorities. When people are out of work for a year or more, their skills often decline. Their professional networks shrink. Companies hesitate to hire them. The problem feeds... Read more →

Why Do Some People Learn Faster?

The physicist Niels Bohr once defined an expert as “a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” Bohr’s quip summarizes one of the essential lessons of learning, which is that people learn how to get it right by getting it wrong... Read more →

Six Degress of Davezilla

This is what happens when you check your Web stats; you can find really funny websites. Following the breadcrumb trail of a Stumbleupon link, I discovered Dave. Read more →