My Decade of Turning 50

Spider 2 Originally uploaded by John Cutter. I mowed the lawn today — something that is about my only exercise these days — and came upon this amazing spider. Looked it up, and it’s a black and yellow argiope spider, which is sometimes called a black and yellow garden spider. But, as a journalist, I [...]

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Just got tipped to Animoto, new slideshow/video maker in beta. Check out this video of Lake Dora in my town, Mount Dora, Florida.

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Bad hare Originally uploaded by John Cutter. …oh, wait, that the other hair.

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Sunset over Lake Dora Originally uploaded by John Cutter. I was checking on an old photo disc and found a sunset photo I took over Lake Dora near my home in Florida. It was a bad photo — washed out in color. So in iPhoto, I changed it to black and white, heightened the sharpness [...]

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OK, now THIS I want to see — VH1′s new show “I Hate My 30s,” described as: “…an irreverent comedy about the unique dilemmas that come from leaving your twenties behind and facing the realities and responsibilities of the next phase of life. Making a Living vs. Living the Dream; Settling Down vs. Hooking Up; [...]

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Sunset at Hilton Head Island Originally uploaded by John Cutter. I asked that question about turning 50 in my first post, whether it was a sunrise or sunset. Well, this photo is a sunset, or more specifically, the reflection of the sun on the eastern sky, taken last week on Hilton Head Island.

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July 4th parade Originally uploaded by John Cutter. I’ve come to like July 4th as one of my favorite holidays. We have an old-fashioned parade — old cars, horses, cops on motorcycles, candy thrown out to kids. Later, fireworks over the Lake — though this being Florida, it’s been washed out at times. I don’t [...]

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Enjoying dog park Originally uploaded by John Cutter. A new dog park opened in our town today, and here is Louie, his tongue out after chasing any dog who would play. A dog’s life is a good life.

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Thanks to Rhea at the Boomer Chronicles for the link. She might have the best blogroll on boomer blogs I’ve come across. Check out the blog here. (The blogroll is down the right rail.) And since the people who come to this blog apparently are seeking turning 50 jokes, here’s a link to Rhea’s Humor [...]

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After writing my previous post on competition and the generations, I came upon a relevant post in the Washington Post’s On Balance blog by Leslie Morgan Steiner. (It’s a blog about work-life balance.) In the post, headlined “Spoiled Rotten (By Us),” Steiner quotes someone about workplace issues between boomers and so-called Millennials (those born after [...]

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