Age is so much more than a number. I was suddenly awakened to that concept just the other day when for the first time – now that I am in my 60’s – I calmly recognized that I had already lived many more years than I had left. Which is to say, I am getting … Continue reading Act Old Later
“I hate your hair!” Honestly, those were the first words that came out of my good friend’s mouth upon seeing, for the very first time, my transformation from straight haired lass to a newly curled one. I had decided two weeks prior to get a perm (a la Glenn Close in FATAL ATTRACTION), thinking it … Continue reading Filterless Friends
Are you happy? If so, why? I ask this question because for the 6th year in a row the United Nations World Happiness Report has ranked Finland as the happiest nation on earth, despite opinions to the contrary expressed by its very own citizens. “I wouldn’t say that I consider us very happy,” said Nina … Continue reading HAPPINESS HIGH
There is no finer representation of “later in life” joy than finding love when you least expected it. Like after the loss of a beloved spouse, for instance. Love lost and then found again is magical for everyone, however it does seem to happen to men more often than women, I think. But whether it’s … Continue reading Death Defying Dating
Burning Daylight 