Deborah HansenOct 13, 20193 minA Never-ending story.....As we get to know each other and are in the rosy glow of lust, we nod and agree and quote beautiful platitudes about the wonder of change. A
Deborah HansenAug 16, 20193 minRated X.....I have come to accept that unless a couple truly yearns for children, forced monogamy with legal approval is irresponsible and unrealistic.
Deborah HansenAug 3, 20192 minYou know what?KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! Sounds good, right? After all, who can argue with knowledge? Whoa! Let's back that wise old truck up just a sec an
Deborah HansenJul 8, 20192 minThe Afternoon Knows.......Aging in today’s world is a cruel irony in that in the afternoon of our lives we know so much more…. as our bodies crumble around us. No won
Deborah HansenJun 29, 20191 minMen and women of a certain age.....Women of “a certain age” are at a disadvantage when circling the dating pool of available men. Men our age aren’t interested in us old lad
Deborah HansenJun 26, 20192 minFollow the Yellow Brick Road.....Like I’m somehow to blame for the fact that life just sucks sometimes and we get caught up in the mess and have to deal with it. Walking int
Deborah HansenJun 25, 20192 minSeven Decades.....I wanted a relationship, but he just needed a place to live.
Deborah HansenJan 24, 20193 minSurprises......As I have marched along my personal timeline of aging, not much jumps out and surprises me anymore, though. That can be a good thing on mos
Deborah HansenDec 29, 20183 minA work of art......As I contemplate another 10 years of all this fun, I have a few random thoughts, things I have learned by screwing things up or ignoring the
Deborah HansenAug 27, 20183 minJust another day in the neighborhood.....Community means being connected to others, either by living next door or down the street, or simply through our humanity.
Deborah HansenApr 19, 20183 minBecause Scarlett said so.....When life seems dismal, we have to know that things will get better…… because they always do. Scarlett said so.
Deborah HansenMar 28, 20184 minThe Ball with edges……Conversation doesn’t have to be a mystery. It simply involves showing a little interest in the person on the other side of the net, even if
Deborah HansenFeb 5, 20182 minDecisions, decisions.....Learning from our mistakes--our YOUNGER mistakes--does have an upside.
Deborah HansenJan 24, 20181 minTwo of us together.....My adult daughter had a birthday yesterday, and I am again reminded that the ties may bind at times, but they never break.
Deborah HansenJan 18, 20182 minIrreverent but not irrelevant, please....Western society isn’t kind to the aging population. And I fear being disregarded in spite of the knowledge I’ve acquired over my six decades
Deborah HansenJan 12, 20182 minHi, Ho, Hi, Ho, it’s off to work I go. Oh, wait…..Retirement provides us more options and a wider view than our parents knew or perhaps even wanted. Their perspective seemed to focus on sitt
Deborah HansenJan 8, 20181 minJagged edges.....Why are older people so grumpy all the time? Here's the answer.
Deborah HansenJan 1, 20182 minAged to Perfection: aspirations, not resolutions.....What questions will YOU ask in 2018? No resolutions, just private aspirations to be embraced.... Visualization works for me; I picture...