Columns: Life Perspectives, Humor, Nostalgia, The Art of Aging

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Loony Cycle: Recycling Drama in the Neighborhood
I felt guilty that I had messed up everyone on the block, so I organized a neighborhood meeting the next day. We created a recycling...
In Praise of My New Place
In retirement, my husband and I were searching for something less hectic, more attuned to nature and the water. We were looking for both adventure...
DOGGERELLIES
I miss having a dog... I don’t want a dog to outlive me and I don’t want to lose another one...
Giving Care Through Deep Listening
One of the things people most loved when I did my internship was to tell their stories...
My First Job: A Reminiscence of the Great Depression
Graduation from high school in 1934 plunged me smack into the midst of the Great Depression...
Life Lessons from a Huckleberry
This year a special gift from a friend started me thinking about some values I developed very young and how they are still reflected in...
How Old Are You?
However, as I’m getting older, I’ve come to the self-serving conclusion that your age is not that cut and dried...
Remembering the Iditarod, 1974
There I sat, a genuine Alaskan long-distance dog musher who had participated in the first race the year before...

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