It's amazing the new blogs I'm finding now that I've put my mind to it. Here's Rodney in Hawaii reminiscing about life. Calling his blog Midlife Crisis Hawaii seems like an oxymoron. You live in Hawaii!! That's like me saying living on the Paradise Coast (Naples, Fla.) is hell. We've... Read more →
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Losing a job at any age can be a trying period. This is especially true during midlife, when you likely have many financial obligations to meet. It can also be very difficult to leave a job that you held for a number of years. You have not only developed a... Read more →
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David Bainbridge is a clinical veterinary anatomist at Cambridge University and a science writer. He is the author of Middle Age - A Natural History. He’s also a funny chap (as they say across the Pond.) Here’s my summation of a recent article he wrote for the BBC Online News... Read more →
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Outstanding article by Douglas, LaBier, Ph.D., a business psychologist and psychotherapist, is director of the Center for Progressive Development in Washington, D.C. on Huffington Post. His intro paragraph follows. That's how a man in his 50s described his life to me not long ago: "It's my long slide home." He... Read more →
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Given that there are now 81 million baby boomers in this country ranging from ages 46 to 66, there are many people navigating the transitions of midlife. When you add to that the fact that 80% of the male boomers and 77% of the females are married the journey gets... Read more →
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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 →
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Can't resist sharing this primer on "Slang for Baby Boomers" in The New Yorker by William Sorensen. Read more →
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Men of a certain age have a right to feel a little disappointed. We’ve worked hard and provided for our families. We kept the mortgage paid and tried not to blow up when our teenagers put dents in the car while learning to drive. We changed our share of stinky... Read more →
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