My Year of Turning 50

OK, this animated cartoon, about aging baby boomers trying to stay young, has me laughing out loud, or LOL as we used to say in the AOL years. (Note you have to follow the link to see the Walt Handelsman piece.) It contains a song you could all sing to your favorite baby boomer turning [...]

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With fewer than 10 days until I turn 50 years old, I started to think of top 10 lists. Not sure why this one popped into my head in the moments between sleep and waking, but there are words/phrases that I probably should stop saying, in deference to my age. Not sure I have 10, [...]

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Mossy light Originally uploaded by John Cutter.
My year of turning 50 suddenly is my month of turning 50. Under two weeks to go. Mrs. YOT-50 and I last night were talking about how quickly this year has passed, especially the last few months. I used to [...]

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Well, just when you start to feel old, along comes someone to shut you up. In this case, it’s Olive Riley of Australia, who at 108 years old (!!!!!) is described as the world’s oldest blogger. Check out her blog, and be sure to scroll down for the AP video report on her. For some [...]

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This has nothing to do with turning 50 years old, except perhaps that it shows that even an old dog like me can (try and) learn new tricks. This is a video we made to promote our coverage of the University of Central Florida’s homecoming events and game this week. You can find more info [...]

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