You must read this snapshot of recent headlines

November 11, 2019
headlines
I don't know about you, but my headline news feed (real news, not social media news) gets crazier every day. Here's a little look at some stuff I've seen recently. I'll...
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Why we should raise our words, not our voices

November 4, 2019
raise-our-words
We live in such uncivilized times, don't we? I'm beginning to really despise the way social media have become a bully pulpit for uncivilized discourse. The politics of...
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Why not try some fall reading potpourri?

October 29, 2019
Sonoma-autumn
I've got some fall reading potpourri for you--posts on a variety of topics written by my favorite Boomer bloggers! Laurie Stone of Musings, Rants, & Scribbles knew...
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Looking for the light in dark times

October 28, 2019
looking-for-light
Many of us are looking for the light in these dark times. Does that describe you? It certainly describes me. Because I am seriously distressed with what I see from some...
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How we get woke

October 21, 2019
get-woke
If only getting woke were as simple as walking through a door. "Get woke" means becoming aware of social injustices --and it applies especially to those of us born with...
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How the left is turning on itself

October 17, 2019
Bill-Mahar
It's clear that the left is turning on itself. Eating its young, so to speak. And eating its old, too. Consuming everyone on its own side. That splintering of what...
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How did we become a Lord of the Flies society?

October 10, 2019
Lord-of-the-Flies
I know someone who believed the world was just like the island society depicted in the 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies. In that novel, boys turned on each other with...
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Love, peace & a life well-lived

October 7, 2019
I got busy. You know how it is. I traveled, started a business, my dog died. Life happens. And then one day I realized I hadn’t heard from Gary in a very long time....
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How to get hired when you’re over 55

October 7, 2019
get-hired-when-you're-over-55
Ageism isn't a myth. It's a fact. If you're in those senior years of your career or job, it can be tough going.  That's why it takes a bit of strategy to look for a...
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Is my love affair with California over?

September 30, 2019
California-life
I am a Californian. A northern Californian. No, I wasn't born here. Didn't grow up here. I didn't get here until I was 33. But on my very first visit I felt that...
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