Lifestyle
Older but Not Wiser: The Weigh-in
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- Written by Sy Rosen Sy Rosen
My yearly physical was coming up, and that, of course, meant the dreaded, horrible, humiliating weigh-in.
My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Peace of Christmases Past
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- Written by Walt Sonneville Walt Sonneville
It has now been 102 years since a Christmas when a sense of the brotherhood of humanity momentarily seized warring soldiers in Western Europe.
On Life and Love after 50: Men Have Trouble Meeting Women
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- Written by Tom P. Blake Tom P. Blake
Usually, it’s the women who comment to me that meeting mature single men is difficult. But, lately, older men have also said meeting older single women is difficult.
My 22 Cents’ Worth: Be All You Can Be
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- Written by Walt Sonneville Walt Sonneville
“Be All You Can Be” was the Army’s recruitment slogan from 1980 to 2001. Now that they have retired the slogan, it is fitting for the “army” of those 50 years of age and older to adopt that orphan.
My 22 Cents’ Worth: Dreamland: Where the Action Is
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- Written by Walt Sonneville Walt Sonneville
Do you like adventurous experiences, maybe with a dose of shock that startles your tranquility? If so, there is no need to visit an amusement park.
Older But Not Wiser: The Nose Gets Lucky
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- Written by Sy Rosen Sy Rosen
The day started off great. I was taking my 3-year-old granddaughter, Summer, for a walk around the neighborhood. We were having a contest—who could spot the most birds. OK, I may have cheated a little and counted one bird twice, but she’s 3 years old has to learn the ways of the world.
The History of Ordinary Things: The Stitched-Together Story of the Sewing Machine
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- Written by Doris Montag Doris Montag
Using plant-based needles, early man used vines to assemble hides for clothing and tents. Silk and linen threads evolved, and in the early 1800s, cotton thread was developed.
The History of Ordinary Things: The What & Why of Mistletoe Traditions
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- Written by Doris Montag Doris Montag
Mistletoe isn’t a normal plant.
’70s Flashback: ‘I Have a Bomb’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
It was on a stormy Thanksgiving Eve in 1971 that a person who called himself Dan Cooper leaped into legend in a bizarre escapade that remains history’s only unsolved commercial-airline hijacking.