This just in…. forget what the AARP and the Harvard Health Newsletter tell you. Forget doing crossword puzzles or learning a foreign language. Instead, keep doing what you’ve always done. I learned this from my neighbor and friend, Marge. She’s 101½ and lives alone. How does she manage? “I keep breathing.” But it’s more than […]
Texting: the New Quality Time
I received a text from my daughter today, inviting me to lunch with her 10-year-old — Grandson #3 — before they take in a Mean Girls matinee. It made my day. And it made me think about texting. Jen and I talk on the phone regularly but much less now that she, at 50, is […]
Welcoming a New Relationship…With a Puppy
Canine rescue organizations (and those who have had dogs) warn us about the time, the expense and the energy, especially with a puppy. For me, the drudgery pales to more important long-term considerations. A few months ago, when I finally decided not to adopt, I wrote “Stepping into Someone Else’s Paws. Writing gave me […]
God bless the children and Pope Francis
Like many, I am appalled by and afraid of what’s happening in the world. Each next thing somehow tops the one before it — the one you thought would be the last straw. But no, the bad news and the bizarre keep rolling in, like a fog that blinds and suffocates. I shake my head […]
Like Me, Like Me!
You just reached 700 Page likes. Nice work! Create a post thanking the people who like your Page. Facebook bosses me around every day. The site regularly reminds me that I haven’t posted in a while, a prompt that recently inspired me to write something lest I disappoint my fans! (If you’re a FB […]