I Need Pepto and Perrier!
Strike 3 You're Out!
Tender Mercies at Thanksgiving
Love Your Neighbor As Yourself: Political Commandments To Live By
Marathon Man Flashbacks During a Trip to the Dentist
A trip to the dentist, while important, is often like watching the movie, Marathon Man where a Nazi dentist used his tools for torture.
IdeaLizm's #4
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Recent surgery on both of my feet has proven to be quite limiting. It's hard for an independent person to find herself so dependent upon others.
Help! Uber Save Me!
Caregiving in the San Diego Union Tribune
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Relationships Should Be a Tennis Match
Relationships should be like a tennis match where the emotional and conversational volleys go back and forth, not just staying on one side of the net.
IdeaLizms Issue #2
Slingshotting Into 65
Aging and adult responsibilities certainly have a way of putting a damper on playfulness. Somehow though when you are around people who knew your much younger self, those long lost feelings and memories can be resurrected.
Take the "Time" for a Survey About Time
I would so appreciate your taking the "time" to take my survey on the subject of time. I understand your time is precious and this quiz will only take two minutes.
Welcome to IdeaLizms
Introducing a new online magazine designed to help Baby Boomer women navigate retirement and aging issues.
The Doors of Audubon Park
Audubon Park is home to many midcentury modern houses. These homes, built between 1945 and the 1980s, feature flat planes, large plate glass windows, and fun, colorful front doors.
The Paradox of Caregiving
We are most vulnerable when we are new to the world and on the precipice of exiting the world. For the caregiver of the young and the older, we are truly needed.
The Art of a Wasted Day
Baby Boomers should adopt Walt Whitman's strategy -“I loaf and invite my soul,” he wrote. “I lean and loaf at my ease, observing a spear of summer grass.”
Imagination Will Take You Everywhere
I was interviewed by Carol Barnes of Active Lifestyles Magazines. We really enjoyed talking about the impact of creativity on the aging process.
Cinderella Goes to the Ball - Madness Happens in March
You may have noticed it is March Madness again, the annual College Basketball Tournament. Sixty four teams winnow down to the Sweet Sixteen, the Final Four and, ultimately to the National Championship.
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