Tag: aging
group name: fiftyplus
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April 14, 2007 03:29 AM EDT --
Who do you see when you look in the mirror each morning? I ask this question because I’ve become keenly aware of the face staring back at me that I now recognize to be that of my father’s. . . . more
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April 02, 2007 09:00 PM EDT --
Today, the sun is shining, warm and bright. They are all out riding -- the children on the side street off of this busy main road where I live.
They own this street, these young bike riders. . . . more
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August 13, 2007 01:35 PM EDT --
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
--George Bernard Shaw
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April 19, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
You no longer fit in your size 5 jeans.
Little people call you funny lovey names like Mimi
You no longer fit in your size 7 jeans.
You are able to bake cookies without a recipe.
You no longer . . . more
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July 13, 2008 02:09 PM EDT --
My Wife is Fitness Coordinator for our county Senior Services. The senior center has its annual 90+ dinner coming up, and she asked me if I knew of any positive poems about aging that could be read . . . more
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March 22, 2008 11:11 AM EDT --
I've been seeing a lot of sickness lately on Gather and I start thinking about something Mike told me a long time ago and I never forgot it although we never mentioned it again. Of course the older . . . more
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May 14, 2007 04:42 PM EDT --
This is my last question for today!
What do you think, should all older women cut their hair and curl it? When my friend and I were younger about 25 years ago, she told me, "Janet we aren't . . . more
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October 13, 2007 09:12 PM EDT --
Geocaching the Cliffs of Teal
A bit of background: In 1994 Hee of HeeHaw team had his hearing and balance nerves removed because of a brain tumor then in 2001 he suffered a . . . more
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May 28, 2007 01:06 AM EDT --
This is a re-post from a few months ago, worth repeating.....if you're my age, you've probably forgotten it and can appreciate it once more!
Q: How many women with MENOPAUSE does . . . more
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June 20, 2007 11:23 AM EDT --
Nothing special, except to him.
How curious, they were more than toys.
We buried them at the sidewalk's rim.
Nothing special, except to him.
He lost them - eyes began to dim,
Slobbery, stepped . . . more
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October 26, 2007 04:19 AM EDT --
Jen D. @ Oct. 26, 2007
A year ago I went to bed at 10:00 p.m
Now I am awake until after midnight.
Is it life and stress or age and getting older?
I hurt more and . . . more
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June 24, 2008 08:53 PM EDT --
(large print edition)
One of the reasons that health care is getting more expensive is that we are living longer and demanding more.
Thanks to the marvels of modern medicine we survive many of . . . more
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August 05, 2007 09:46 PM EDT --
As a child we love to play
Being grown up is far away
As we enter youth we can hardly wait
To walk through the adult gate.
In our twenties we know it all
Scorning traditon and protocal . . . more
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June 28, 2007 08:11 AM EDT --
A hot day in June.
Cherries to pick, one dwarf tree
An endless yield.
Cherries to pick. As I am
Dried, frozen, boiled into jam.
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September 24, 2007 10:50 AM EDT --
CEREBRAL CALESTHENICS IS THE LATEST BABY BOOMER TREND
Published in the September 3, 2007 edition of the Ventura County Star
If fitness centers were to live up to the name, shouldn't they contain . . . more
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May 08, 2008 04:20 PM EDT --
We all enjoy dining out – with friends, family and even by ourselves. It's easy to throw nutrition sense out the window when presented with a long, tempting menu, and a vast, mouth-watering . . . more
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May 30, 2007 06:31 PM EDT --
Book Review
The Art of Aging: A Doctor’s Prescription for Well-Being, by Sherwin B. Nuland.
Random House, NY: 2007
This is an excellent book for everyone taking the journey . . . more
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April 12, 2007 12:18 PM EDT --
I know you -
I see you there, gnarled hand raised in trembling salute to a wrinkled brow.
Eyes glistening for those I'll never know.
Yes, I know you - as you are now.
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May 01, 2008 09:56 AM EDT --
Everyone wants to age gracefully, keep up energy and maintain a youthful appearance. Not long ago I found myself at midlife. I began to explore the many facets of growing older, because I want to enjoy . . . more
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June 19, 2008 10:20 AM EDT --
Daily Whine & Shine - June 19, 2008
by Marilyn Mackenzie
Whether you agree with the concept or not, everyone needs to be able to vent from time to time. That's especially true . . . more
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