Real Life Issues: Politics and Clothes
I have been working my tail off for one of the candidates and am considering leaving the country if he doesn't win. So, granted, I'm a more than a bit biased. But economic and health care platforms aside, why isn't more being written about clothes? Neither presidential candidate lives in sartorial splendor. So let's look at the women.
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Psychology and Finances: From Doom and Gloom to Keeping Sane and Steady
With the current economic climate, it is important to quote some really harsh and little known statistics. A quarter of the more than 1 million Americans who filed for personal bankruptcy in 2007 are 55 and over. They are the fastest group of bankruptcy filers in America.
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Fitness is an Exercise in Wise Judgment
Staying active and fit is good for you at any life stage. Move and strengthen to match your needs. Add endurance and flexibility, and those aches and pains that come with added years may well diminish, if not totally disappear.
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Finding Wisdom in Insecurity
It's impossible to get to new places or risk new behaviors without feeling a bit off-kilter. This sense of feeling seasick as one goes through change is normal and a prelude to growth. However, most people find endless ways to avoid the unwanted emotions attached with not knowing outcomes and therefore stay stuck.
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Watermelon = The New Drug-Free Viagra
[A follow-up to popular article Organic = Orgasmic] If you haven’t seen fireworks yet this summer, don’t worry, there’s still time before August is over. It’s time to get patriotic fellas and start raising and “saluting your own flag.”
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Feeling Like A Guilty Daughter
Twelve months ago I placed my mother (she was 87) in a nursing home after a fall because she couldn’t walk, something she’d kept hidden from me. She died April 10th from pneumonia and the time she was in the facility was the worst of her life.
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Trying To Get My Groove Back
Sexuality/Sensuality certainly is major for me. I just celebrated my 59th birthday, and am very amazed and glad to be in the 60th year of this wonderful life. However, since a double mastectomy and reconstruction two years ago, have not been "in the mood" for sex with my husband.
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Estelle Getty
Actress Estelle Getty, best known for her famed role in the TV show The Golden Girls, passed away July 22nd at the age of 84. The Golden Girls was a revolutionary and much loved American sitcom that highlighted getting older as a time for fun, friendship, and laughter.
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Elder Porn
TIME Magazine recently wrote an article about Elder Porn. That's right, you heard me correctly. Adult sex movies featuring senior citizens.
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