I had a "smack me up the side of my head" realization when I watched the finale of The Voice the other day. It came when one of my favorite yummy boys from back in the day - Peter Frampton - appeared on the show. I had not seen Peter for decades, but I remembered him [...]
Tag: Aging
Amen Mary Maxwell!
My friend Katherine Tweed sent me a great video that I want to share with the readers of my blog. It is a video of Mary Maxwell, a lovely woman who was asked to deliver the invocation at a Home Instead Senior Care event. She starts off her prayer session in a traditional way, but [...]
Yeah, I kinda’ figured that.
I started the day feeling good about myself. I felt like a bright, shiny red balloon with a beautiful colorful cascading ribbon. I was floating along happily and effortlessly without a care. That didn't last long though. My first meeting of the day was with a student named Max. I like Max. He is a [...]
There’s a new social butterfly in town…
I fully recognized something today...I realized that I am now one of those "older" people who find unending delight in having conversations with children. It's been coming for awhile. I can recall the first steps down this road. They came after Cheyenne started school. At first is was just babies and toddlers that I was drawn [...]
It should be grand…
Today I am headed to Bismarck with Mike to watch his daughter Erin's prom grand march. It has been a number of years since I have attended a grand march. My last one was with Cory who is now 24. I recall Cory's prom experience as being relatively painless for me. Boys are easier when [...]
My fountain of youth…
The school year is winding down - which means that everything reaches a fever pitch. The end of a semester never arrives peacefully and the end of each spring semester seems to carry the most excitement of all as students and faculty daydream about the long, lazy days of summer. Yet there is still so much to [...]
When Sophia isn’t a viable option…
I want to believe that I will age like Sophia Loren has aged - like a fine wine that truly improves with age. Increasingly though I believe I am destined to go the route of Maxine - who compared to Sophia is moldy grape juice. Not that the two women are completely different - they [...]
THE NEW FORTY 