Older but Not Wiser: Just When We Are Getting Good

I was standing in line at a fast food restaurant, and there was this older guy in front of me. I know, it’s kind of strange for me to say “older” because admittedly I’m older, but he seemed older-older (that’s not the technical term) — about 85.

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Booming Voice: Home Team

Supposedly one’s introduction to a Red Sox game at Fenway is always the splendor of the grass. The fan walks up the ramp from the park’s dingy bowels into the glorious green of an outfield so immaculate it appears to have been mown by God.

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Such is Life: Bob’s Newfound Freedom

Last week my husband, Bob, and I had coffee and muffins with our friend, Marilee.

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On Life and Love after 50: A ‘Qualities Wanted’ List: Are Senior Singles Being Too Picky?

Single seniors often ask if they should make a written list of the qualities they want in a mate.

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Older but Not Wiser: To Tell or Not to Tell

I was having breakfast with my daughter Ann and my two granddaughters, Summer and Sienna.

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Booming Voice: Time of My Life

A few months ago, my childhood friend asked me if I would help out with our high school’s 50th reunion. I immediately said yes. Then I immediately had second thoughts.

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Booming Voice: Shun-shine State

During the three months that my wife and I wintered in Florida in 2018, we befriended a few small lizards who jumped right into our pool, but no fellow snowbirds.

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On Life and Love after 50: Do Multiple Past Marriages Matter?

A woman, age 69, recently emailed me with a dating question.

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Such is Life: I Hate Fresh Starts

I said to my husband, Bob, “I start so many new things without sticking with them.”

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