How life was – an obituary for Mom’s car – 1966 Periodically in the late 60s I got pulled over for DUIs but I knew the area cops so they’d warn me to drive straight home. Nobody got tickets in my town. Admittedly I drove drunk thousands of times from 18 to my late 40s. [...]
When the global crises hit Dubai real estate in 2008, even those borrowers who had a good credit history started defaulting. With high default ratio, not only the banks’ portfolio of non-performing loans grew but it also became difficult for them to foreclose a large number of houses. Learning from the past, Dubai banks have [...]
We are no April Fools this month especially with the march of planets through strong constellations of Aries and Taurus. Know where you are and where you are going. When in doubt, pretend like you know what you are doing and no one will question you. With age comes wisdom! Famous Taureans: Shirly MacLaine, Uma [...]
I sat up to survey the situation which was much worse than I could have imagined. My heart stopped when I realized I had parked on the first tee box at a private country club. The foursome stopped their practice swings, distracted by my girlfriend, waking up nude and disoriented. “Holy shit,” I mumbled amidst their [...]
Baby Boomers are redefining the way Americans think about aging – and plastic surgery is helping them do it. Adults in all age groups (and some teenagers) choose plastic surgery procedures for a variety of reasons. But for the baby boom generation, a major motivation for undergoing plastic surgery is to look as young on [...]
Are you part of the Baby Boomer generation and not sure what else you want to do in life? You are retired and bored or thinking about retirement and afraid you will lose significance! You are meant to do something else and make a difference, but aren’t sure what that is? If this sounds like [...]
… baby boomer’s struggle with addictions and the courage to recovery ….How life was – the green mountain girl 1966 Fraternity weekend was in the spring of ’66 the only formal event of the year. The brothers wore ties and the girls wore some kind of evening dress. A dinner party was held in Saratoga Spa at [...]
In a fairy tale, Chicken Little panics when an acorn falls on her head. She yells, “Help” The sky is falling! I have to tell the King!” On her way to tell the King, she is joined by others who she also has convinced the sky is falling. On the road, they meet Foxy [...]
If you have been through a divorce that has left you with a broken heart, broken bank account and broken hopes of being happy ever again, the very thought of stepping foot back onto the dating scene might sound like walking through the fiery pits of hell—especially when you factor in that you’re not as [...]
How life was – Vietnam, new girl at the Inn -1966 With only 88 kids in my graduating class the draft board quickly scooped up the guys to fill the draft quota for our area. I was fortunate my “4F” draft card arrived before I left for college. I felt relatively safe that I wouldn’t [...]
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