By Jo-Anne | Published:
January 2, 2011
Happy New Year! Someone sent me this wonderful piece by Andy Rooney and I can’t think of a better way to start off 2011! Both women AND men will recognize the wisdom in this piece. Thanks, Andy… and enjoy!
“As I grow in age, I value women over 50 most of all. Here are just a [...]
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By Jo-Anne | Published:
September 12, 2010
Toddling off to school may have brought an unexpected surprise to many of us. We discovered other youngsters – similar to us, at least in age. Some of these others may have become more than just passing acquaintances. We really shined up to some who became our friends. So, while attending school allowed us to [...]
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By Jo-Anne | Published:
August 5, 2010
Let’s look at the final two “secrets” to a happy retirement, as was highlighted by Sidney Lagier in her recent US News’ article. The first 2 secrets were discussed in the posting here of July 25th and the next three secrets are discussed in the posting here on July 29th. Here are the last 2 [...]
By Jo-Anne | Published:
July 29, 2010
Our previous posting here references US News’ recent article by Sydney Lagier: 7 Secrets to a Happy Retirement. In that posting, we reviewed Sydney’s first 2 secrets: good health and having a significant other in your life. Let’s look at three more of these secrets.
A Social Network. The US News article mentions research showing that [...]
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By Jo-Anne | Published:
July 25, 2010
US News came out this week with a great article, “7 Secrets to a Happy Retirement.” It could have easily been entitled “7 Secrets to a Happy Life,” as the “secrets” make a lot of sense, regardless of how many candles we have on our birthday cakes. The problem, though, is that these secrets may [...]
By Jo-Anne | Published:
June 23, 2010
I ran into an old friend yesterday. We were both in a rush, yet eager to catch up. We “hit the highpoints” of our lives, including those of our children’s. And then she relayed a brief story about one child, summing it up by saying, “Well, I made my choices and now she’s making hers.” [...]
By Jo-Anne | Published:
June 13, 2010
Probably one of the most interesting aspects of the Tipper and Al Gore split is not the split itself, but rather the reaction people are having to it. We have all heard the comment: why be bothered after all those years. And this comment makes me think ”ageism” is at work.
There may be one of at least three [...]
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By Jo-Anne | Published:
June 9, 2010
I have been married for a long time – not as long as Al and Tipper Gore, but a long time, nevertheless. With that as a backdrop, let me say that I find it surprising that people question the Gores about why they would “call it quits” after 40 years. Even though I’ve never been [...]
