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More is More For the "We" Generation USA Today reports a publishing boom among Baby Boomers. Quelle suprise! Whether one calls it the "third act" or "deep middle age," Boomers are continually redefining and reinventing what it means to be "we." Leap! is a book born from a woman at... Read more →

Male Midlife Crisis Murder Mystery Now we're talkin'. I love a good mystery and want to share this synopsis: A quirky cocktail of obsession, adultery, revenge, hazardous waste, golf, murder, fatherhood, and love, A Trout in the Sea of Cortez is a smart, sarcastic, and riveting mid-life crisis murder mystery. Read more →

Men and Self-Image When you're comfortable with who you are, it's okay to be different. Combining heartfelt father-son bonding with whimsical illustration, "Why is Daddy Bald?" just may be the sleeper book of the decade. Celebrating one's uniqueness is underscored in the book when Jeremiah's father, teased as "Baldy" at... Read more →

Jim Belushi Talks Real to Men What does a sophisticated, intellectual woman from Detroit have in common with a portly guy's guy from Chicago? We both hit rock-bottom in relationships. The fact that the guy from Chicago is famous doesn't make us less equal. In the end, whether man or... Read more →

Midlife Men Make Me Laugh David R., a new friend, shared this with me. "... a little something I learned as I'm nearing 50 years old," he writes. Aaah! Perspective. As I Mature I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and... Read more →

Midlife Crisis Men Crack Me Up! Bill McClellan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes, "I woke up the other morning and realized it was too late to have a midlife crisis. I had flown past that milestone without giving it any thought. Perhaps there was still time to have a... Read more →

George Carlin's Views on Aging Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. "How old are you?" "I'm four and a... Read more →

A Helping of Humor Served with Cranberries on the Side Thanks to Dorothy for sharing the following story: One year my mom went to my sister's house for the traditional feast. Knowing how gullible my sister is, my mom decided to play a trick. She told my sister that she... Read more →