Perspective

On Life and Love after 50: Should Widow Allow Her Man-Friend to Move in?

Details: Written by Tom Blake Tom Blake

Sally, a widow of four years, emailed:

Such is Life: The Cat that Hates Me

Details: Written by Saralee Perel Saralee Perel

We have five cats (which is rather embarrassing to admit). They band together, approaching us en masse, like a gang from West Side Story.

On Life and Love after 50: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 3 Years of Retirement

Details: Written by Tom Blake Tom Blake

When I was pondering retirement from the deli I had founded and worked in for 25 years, the main thing I looked forward to was having “free time.” With it, I could do nothing — if I wanted — which sounded great after all those years of serving sandwiches.

Older but Not Wiser: The 6 Books I Want to Be Buried With

Details: Written by Sy Rosen Sy Rosen

My father was a big believer in reincarnation. I think it was his way of denying death.

Such is Life: Every Day is a Milestone

Details: Written by Saralee Perel Saralee Perel

My husband, Bob, will turn 70 soon. He’s been refusing to get out of bed.

Booming Voice: Heart to Heart

Details: Written by Bill Levine Bill Levine

Recently, during my 9-year-old Boston terrier’s second echocardiogram appointment, I was not, unlike the first appointment, focusing on the intimacy of Cookie’s beating heart tissue and blood flow on the screen.