Aging and the always inspirational, celebrational Kermit the Frog

Our culture seems to have an existential dread of aging – or at least dismay about looking like we are aging and certainly anxiety about admitting our age. Maybe we can blame comedian Jack Benny.  The famed radio, television and film ham celebrated his 39th birthday on The Jack Benny Show, one of America’s most…

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Bonus years travel comes in many sizes, shapes and destinations

Remember the late 1980s film, “Trains, Planes and Automobiles” – the comedy in which Steve Martin and John Candy struggled with each other’s foibles, challenging weather and nearly every mode of transportation to make it home for Thanksgiving? I thought of this several times during the past two weeks as Mary Sue and I joined…

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