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  Many of us want to be taller, smarter, prettier, more athletic, handier, savvier, funnier, more present, calmer, more patient, more technologically proficient, younger looking. The list goes on. But change is really tough to do as we age.This isn’t about seeking perfection. It’s just an assessment—a hard look if you will-- of who we are at this point in our lives. Most of us accept who we are or work to tweak the little things. Afterall, aging has taught us the value of imperfection and its rewards. It’s not about lowering our standards but about acceptance and understanding that...

“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore,” yells crazed Peter Finch’s character Howard Beale in the iconic movie, Network. Beale’s rant seems to resonate with many of us these days.Guess what? We don’t have to take it if we change how we view the world. Believe it, there is plenty to feel good about right now that merits our attention, according to Ben Samuels and Julie Roland, who write for Subsack.com in a blog dated: Nov. 18, 2024 titled, What to feel good about right now.Yes, our anxiety is on overdrive with high prices, the...

  Who can say no to a mystery, a juicy love story, a meaty biography, historical fiction or a beach book that goes down like a scrumptious lobster roll or piece of runny blueberry pie. Not us, or many of our readers. That’s why we’re sharing our five favorite books of 2024 and five beloved authors we hope to dig into in 2025. Scroll down, consider and read away.These are our choices. If you don’t agree, feel free to say so. Add in your favorites or those authors you are looking forward to reading and share with us. We welcome...

This is not about holiday cooking, which we write about all the time. This is about the everyday prep that we do to feed ourselves and a partner or spouse if we’re attached.After decades—more than five for each of us—of being out of our parents’ homes and married, then single, we’ve gone through different styles and stages/phases of cooking to reflect our varied status and changed taste buds.Phase I: Please pass the cansIn the beginning we focused on foods of the time and modest budgets—tuna noodle casserole, Mrs. Paul’s fish sticks (good and crispy we recall), Chef Boyardee’s canned beef...

  Although we’re far from design professionals, we have moved and remodeled and furnished multiple homes and apartments. We’ve also written about the topic. As a public service to our readers, friends and family, we’ve compiled a list of dos and don’ts to help you avoid some of the mistakes we’ve made through the years.These are not Third World Problems but more annoyances that in some cases are quite expensive to correct and can be very upsetting at the time. If we can spare even one homeowner from using the wrong paint color as the cost of gallons climb or...