Today I lost one of my best friends. He and I had been friends for over 17 years. He first became my friend when I was pregnant with Cheyenne (at the tender age of 39). Today, I look back at what a staple he was in my life and how much joy he brought me. [...]
Husbands - I've had a few; but, I only have one wife, and she is my favorite. I have not had a wife for long. We were officially coupled this past April at the the Statue of Liberty in New York City. We were coupled by a delightful older gentleman named Ray and our coupling was [...]
I never imagined I would be an Ethel, until I was. I believed for a long time that being an Ethel meant doing what was expected and safe. Frankly, being an Ethel seemed dull. Not that anyone saw me as an Ethel, everyone assumed I was all Lucy, all the time. But the line between [...]
Thank you devoted readers of The New Forty for five years of loyalty. I want you to know that postings on The New Forty will be intermittent for the remainder of 2014. This has nothing to do with my health or well-being (well, as long you don't count stress as a detractor of my health and [...]
Every year, for the past half a dozen years, I have roomed with my friend Mary for the annual International Association of Emergency Managers conference. The handful of days we spend at the conference each year are always a whirlwind of catching up and creating new memories. We talk, we laugh, we work, and we [...]
I believe that life well-lived is a process of giving pieces of ourselves to others and carrying pieces of them with us. These pieces add color, design, and dimension to the mosaic that is our life. These pieces can come from the smallest of interactions to the biggest of love affairs - they are the [...]
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