My brother Ralph is famous in our family. Born on the 4th of July, he’s a a “Yankee Doodle Dandy.†He was a teacher, counselor, and for just about 40 years, husband to Joyce. He is loved by many for his ideas. Joyce, is also a bit of a star to us—especially now that her life […]
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YOU ARE ALWAYS ON THE CLOCK. You were born at a certain moment in time, and time moves you along just like a merry-go-round—without your help and whether you like it or not. You can’t speed it up or slow it down. Here’s a question: If you had to select one age you think is
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Dear Beauty, How do you feel about your age? It’s really fun to look at age from a philosophical, far away, pie-in-the-sky, exalted perspective—but when your own birthday approaches, the reality of age can be an emotionally challenging event. Movies have a way of showing us reality. A few weeks ago we watched an old
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Dear amazing woman, So what is the the PERECT age?  If you’re 10, you have unlimited possibilities ahead of you. If you’re 90, you have no worries. At 20, living on your own is adventure packed, yet at 70, a host of life-long friends support you. Maybe it all depends upon the individual woman and how
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Dear Beauty, Years ago, when we were having a bad day, Grandma would say, “Well, the first 100 years are the worst.†And then she’d laugh to assure us that better times were coming. When I planned this series, I wanted to celebrate a woman who had actually lived those 100 years. Even though the 2010 census tells us that
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