My Year of Turning 50

I think I was 40 when I was offered my first senior discount, which must have said something about the kind of night I had the day before I stopped in Mickey D’s for some coffee. I was, like, dude, I’m only, like, barely over 30. But this column raises an interesting point — will [...]

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I wonder what it would be like to be turning 50 years old on Halloween? With all the attention to Halloween these days, it could be one fun party. (I was watching a news report tonight on a costume contest at a local “active adult” community, and the couple who won were dressed as sheep, [...]

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I was on Atlanta’s Web site on Friday and came upon a photo gallery of “sexy seniors” — celebs who are 65 and older. It seemed the usual list of men and women — Sean Connery, Sophia Loren, Eartha Kitt, etc., but one surprised me, only because I didn’t know he was 65 — Harrison [...]

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Is turning 50 years old worse than turning 40? I was reading an excerpt from Turning 50: Quotes, Lists and Helpful Hints by William K. Klingaman, who also wrote a book on turning 40 years old. He says most people regard turning 50 “a considerably less traumatic experience” than turning 40. One reason he cites [...]

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When I mentioned in a recent post about a prayer list for turning 50 years old, I was thinking of a colleague who recently was diagnosed with cancer. I and others have added him to our prayers, and combined with his treatment, his attitude, and his family, we expect to see him again soon back [...]

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I haven’t thought much about cakes for baby boomers turning 50 years old, but here’s one Mrs. Year of Turning 50 made for ABC’s 8th. By the way, Barbie doesn’t turn 50 until 2009, so she’s looking pretty good for her age…

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I went to a wedding yesterday. Always good when I at least am younger than the parents of the bride and groom…TV Land today is showing a bunch of Leave it to Beaver shows, in honor of its 50th anniversary…Bruce Springsteen — age 58! — was on 60 Minutes tonight. It’s been 32 years since [...]

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Noticed while on iTunes the other night that Apple has gathering songs by year in its “iTunes Essentials” category. It’s a great way to find songs by year, and buy them to use in your tribute for someone turning 50 years old. What’s almost as much fun are the year-by-year facts iTunes includes, both about [...]

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Nothing funny today or lately, which explains my lack of blogging and Twittering. Illness and loss for friends and colleagues, and those close to people I care about. I listen. I wish I was wiser. I hope for the best. I add them to my prayer list and hope God doesn’t laugh about not [...]

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