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On Becoming a Crazy Cat Lady
Rosemary Wood
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July 30, 2019
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Here I am, returning to the Athens Area Humane Society one year after adopting Leo. Dear Leo, the cat I wasn’t sure I wanted...
Humor
Let’s hear it for mediocrity!
Rosemary Woodel
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October 27, 2018
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I am tired of struggling for excellence. At 66 years old it’s time to get comfy being average. I can put on my worn out,...
Humor
We could have chosen to have a nap instead
Allan Armitage
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August 10, 2018
1
What happens when you tell ten old guys they must do hard exercise for hours on end, then if they do well, they must...
Humor
More than one way to grandparent
Bill Levine
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August 10, 2018
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One of my least favorite bumper stickers is “As Me About My Grandkids.” First, it is a presumptuous request. Okay, I suppose if the...
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Humor
I need a new bra
Dan Akins
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August 10, 2018
1
Caregiving for his 80-year-old mother challenged one writer’s ingenuity when she told him “I Need A Bra.” Enjoy two new submissions to the Boomers Write section.
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Humor
Coffee?
Scott Mason
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June 8, 2018
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Three times a day I ‘did’ coffee for the residents of an independent retirement community my wife and I managed. All managers were required...
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Boomer Life
Moving Their “Retirement” Home – All 300,000 Pounds.
Betsy Bean
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June 15, 2016
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While many boomers are downsizing their living space or are planning to do so, Tom and Beth Allen have enlarged theirs. In fact, they...
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Boomer Life
Home Ec Revisited: More Than Cooking and Sewing
Theresa Rice
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March 21, 2017
1
Boomer boys took shop and auto mechanics in junior and senior high. We young ladies studied Home Economics. We were introduced to kitchens and...
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Boomer Life
Uber and Lyft
Saleen Martin
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January 19, 2017
2
The money can be very good; the hassles mostly minor, and the hours totally flexible, say some of the boomers driving locally for the...
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Memoir
Genealogical Surprises! Love Letters Reveal a Mother I Never Knew
Doris Y. Kadish
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June 15, 2016
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I retired from the UGA departments of romance languages and women's studies in 2011 after a lifetime of studying and teaching. And for all...
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Boomer Life
The Acquisitive Generation Begins to Downsize
Betsy Bean
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November 11, 2016
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Teresa Howard, 59, and her husband, Dallas, 63, are anxious to sell their 4,200 sq.f. house in Lawrenceville to move closer to their daughter...
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