Category: life

accepting aging

Make Way for Grandma

Make way world. Make way for grandma. For all the grandmas. And the grandpas. We are still alive and kicking.
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life

How to Embrace Imperfection

As a kid I learned to embrace imperfection over perfection. I loved quirky things, not necessarily the perfect things.
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fashion trends

On Roll Over Pants

Today I'm musing about clothes. In part about the rollover-pants trend. And the roll over pants conundrum.
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aging and style

The Geezer Paradox

The older we get the less we care about being cool, thus making us actually cool. This is the geezer paradox.
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building better brains

Summer Boredom and Beginner’s Mind.

I'm on the hunt for change to alleviate my summer boredom, foster my beginner's mind, and make my brain better. That's a lot, eh?
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life

Ms. Burpee Regrets She’s Unable to Blog Today…

Miss Otis, or rather Ms. Burpee, regrets that she is unable to blog today. Here's why.
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fashion

Friendships Come and Go and Come Again

Friendships come and go. And sometimes they come back again. Stronger and richer and more satisfying than ever.
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camping

When Eras End

As we age we get used to eras ending, don't we? People and things go out of our lives. And when eras end, we mourn, and then we go on.
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back home

Back Home from Home

I'm back home again, my friends. After a wonderful twelve days of visiting family and friends down east. I could say I'm back home from home.
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life

Spring Fever

Spring fever has hit, my friends. Here in Canada, even when the snow is still deep, the slightest signs of spring trigger spring fever.
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