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August 06, 2007 11:04 AM EDT --
Some years ago I gave my father a hand-crafted leather wallet as a gift. He examined it approvingly and then looked up with sudden delight. "This," he said, triumphantly, "will be my last . . .
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April 04, 2007 10:16 AM EDT --
Well in a couple of days I will be fifty. Time to evaluate again. New decades seem to be extra significant.
My first thought is if I live to be as long as my father; I have six years. . . .
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February 08, 2007 09:51 AM EST --
What comes to mind when you think of recreation? Maybe you see yourself laughing, relaxing, spending time with friends and family. So it doesn't seem likely that exercise (often a dreaded word) could . . .
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August 14, 2007 03:32 PM EDT --
Question: What do Hillary Clinton, Billy Crystal, David Bowie, and Tom Clancy have in common?
Answer: They're all turning 60 this year.
Big deal.
Back when they were born, it really was a big deal. . . .
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September 06, 2007 02:09 PM EDT --
I just got off the phone with Nina Falk. I hadn't talked with her for 10 years, not since I visited the tiny village she lives in on Sacramento Street in Berkeley, California.
Back then, I was looking . . .
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October 23, 2007 10:47 AM EDT --
We are a dedicated group, yes we are. Mondays at noon you will find us on our bikes, spinning for all we're worth (maybe considerably more). Tuesdays and Thursdays are for group weightlifting. Wednesday . . .
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September 19, 2007 09:24 AM EDT --
Bran Muffins
The couple was 85 years old, And had been married for sixty years. Though they were far from rich, they managed To get by because they watched their pennies.
Though not young, they . . .
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September 06, 2007 02:20 PM EDT --
Ever feel the urge to pull out your wallet to show off your grandchildren to your friends on Gather? Then here is your chance to boast your photos, and even get one featured!
Beginning Monday, September . . .
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March 05, 2007 09:38 AM EST --
Fact: Today's fifty-year-olds can expect to spend more than twenty years -- or about a third of their adult lives -- in retirement. Here are five prescriptions for ensuring that you will spend that . . .
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March 12, 2007 09:41 AM EDT --
Sometimes all it takes is a few words from a stranger to make me straighten up and fly right. Here are some words I came across the other day that might just do that for you: "So many of what we thought . . .
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November 09, 2007 11:55 AM EST --
What's going on? All of a sudden I seem to have passed from one stage of life to another without my knowledge or permission. I don't like it.
I live in New York City, and I take two buses . . .
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February 19, 2007 09:34 AM EST --
I first heard about the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) when a friend -- a psychiatrist who was, by the way, not retired -- urged me to check out the organization. He was an enthusiastic member. . . .
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September 16, 2007 08:04 PM EDT --
Welcome to the first AARP Brag Book Gallery! This week, three of our Gather members submitted wonderful pictures of their loved ones. To nominate a photograph for the September Featured Brag Photo, leave . . .
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September 24, 2007 09:34 AM EDT --
Welcome to the second AARP Brag Book Gallery! This week, two of our Gather members submitted wonderful pictures of their loved ones. To nominate a photograph for the September Featured Brag Photo, leave . . .
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March 19, 2007 09:28 AM EDT --
I've done lots of traveling since I passed the half-century mark, much of it undercover -- that is, without announcing that I was the editor of The New York Times travel section. I wanted to experience . . .
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March 01, 2007 12:44 PM EST --
Follow these tips to help keep your brain-and your body-vibrant and healthy throughout your life...
Do:
Exercise your body regularly and get involved in physically active leisure pursuits
Keep your . . .
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October 25, 2007 09:54 AM EDT --
It’s the special time of year when kids dress up as ghouls, goblins, and princesses in pursuit of candy, looking downright adorable. Don’t you want to brag to all your friends how cute your . . .
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April 20, 2007 08:54 AM EDT --
I looked in the mirror
with the certain horror
of a woman turning
fifty tomorrow!
I got truly unruly
and went on a rant.
I can do most anything-
but 50? I just can't!
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March 22, 2007 09:48 AM EDT --
You couldn't wait to retire. But now that the big event is nearly upon you, you're not so sure.
Thoughts about new hobbies and sleeping in are giving way to growing concerns. Will you have enough . . .
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June 21, 2007 10:51 AM EDT --
Sooner or later, even well-schooled know-it-alls find out how much they don't. I learned this at the AARP Driver Safety Program.
I also learned a number of ways to avoid killing myself. I never thought . . .
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