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Jobs & Careers > Job Search (Other) Baby boomers and new careers: Age barrier discrimination

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One of the few things more odious than a colonoscopy for a woman over 50 - is finding a job. By this age, if we haven't succeeded in making our marks as a Wall Street broker, a celebrated surgeon or notorious lawyer, odds are we're going to struggle in finding new opportunities for gainful employment. Add to the job search m... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Family memories

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County Dance Recollection The time was the early Fifties. Rural electricity had just been introduced to the Montana prairies, so vestiges of life before REA were still evident in the scattered ranch houses. Oil lamps supplemented sparse electric bulbs. And food was chilled in iceboxes and cooked over iron stoves, requiring c... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life How to accept aging, sickness and the possibility of death

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At What Age Should a Boomer Drop the "Baby"? While everyone was decking the halls and heralding the holidays, I was holding a private requiem for the demise of my middle years. Yes, another Baby Boomer has arrived at the threshold of that notorious age that starts with a 6 and ends in the pits. As a mature adult I understand... More..

Style & Beauty > Clothes (Other) Retail therapy: Shopping for fun

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Bankable Benefits: Why I Love Bed, Bath and Beyond With coupons clutched firmly in hand, Mr. S and I sashay into our favorite Bed, Bath and Beyond for our bi-weekly shopping date. Our current mission is to collect one towel set in every color they carry. It took us a while to learn how generous the store's coupon policy is. ... More..

Jobs & Careers > Stress & Time Management The hazards of modern commuting

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A Fret-Free Commute: Why I Love My Nissan We all have enough to fret about in this world like convincing the dog to give you more room in bed or knowing that the evil alarm is going to shriek much too soon. But when I step into the garage and flip on the light, my sleek Altima says, "Good morning, Mrs. S. I've been waiting f... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Supporting John McCain for president in 2008

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The Heroes Who Protect Our Votes Right about now, we're all bone-weary of the most protracted presidential campaign in U.S. history. We're tired of the pundits. We're tired of the polls. And we're especially tired of the insipidly smarmy TV ads. But it's important that we persevere right up to the lever-pulling conclusion on... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Dog behavior

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Home Alone (Arf Arf) My name is Angel Girl and I'm eight years old. My ethnicity is a combination of out-of-control terrier and everybody-loves-me poodle. I adopted my humans when I was five weeks old, before the ASPCA standards were as high as they currently are. That explains why these unimaginative, boring suburbanites sl... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting (Other) The joy of motherhood

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Sex and the Eight-Year-Olds Shortly after his eighth birthday, my third son, Chris, casually asked, "Mom, have you and Dad ever had sex?" I wasn't prepared for that one, but managed to recover the bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough before it hit the kitchen floor. Searching my memory, I recalled the standard professional ad... More..

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