Any Shiny Thing - Life after 50
Midlife Fiction
Not Mom.
When Mom reached her seventies, she’d ask me to do her eye makeup for her if she was going anywhere fancy. Now at 89, she doesn’t wear it. The skin around her eyes is too delicate to hold it.
Does anybody care or notice? [Read more…]
At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, also called the Nerd Prom, President Obama finally caught up. [Read more…]
When I read a novel, I want to gain some tidbit about how to live, and especially in the second half of life. Currently I’m under the influence of a wonderful novel, [Read more…]
Michael and Debbie Campbell
Today I’m sharing inspiring stories about people who are thrilled about the second half of life. [Read more…]
Emilie du Chatelet, math genius
Emilie du Chatelet is the smartest woman you never heard of. Not only was she a fun-loving, sexy beauty, she was a mathematical genius. [Read more…]
I love reading about Boomers who retire to a houseboat or a yurt or some other oddball place that will give them a shot at fulfilling the dream. Now that the kids are gone and they have a measure of freedom, options begin to emerge.
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