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Ageism Is Alive & Well
Listen to my interview with author and activist Ashton Applewhite, which will be available on February 2. You'll get a handle on why...
Jane Leder
Jan 21, 20233 min read


Learning a Second Language At Our Age
The older we get, the harder it is to learn a new language.
Jane Leder
Mar 4, 20203 min read


"Undiagnosed Middle-Age-Onset Discomfort Summer Tour"
There was no violence at Woodstock. No fighting, no attacks, no killing. (There was, if I recall, some bad acid.) It was a celebration of
Jane Leder
Aug 6, 20193 min read


“You Don’t Look Your Age” (Musings on Turning 73 and What Looking One’s Age
I used to relish what I interpreted as a compliment when someone looked at my driver’s license and said, “No, way! You don’t look your...
Jane Leder
Jul 26, 20183 min read


Boomers and Seniors on the Move
DISCLAIMER OF SORTS ***** This post and the ones that follow were written several years before I started "Seventy And Me." I must have...
Jane Leder
Oct 27, 20153 min read


I Can Say Anything I Want . . . Well, Almost
I’ve earned the right to say whatever I want . . . well, almost. As a friend said recently, “You’ve made it to 70 and should embrace...
Jane Leder
Aug 20, 20152 min read


I’m Too “New Age” For This
How fortuitous. This blog posted in the New York Times earlier this week. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/09/fashion/im-too-old-for-this....
Jane Leder
Aug 15, 20153 min read


5 Things to Know About Aging Parents
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT AGING PARENTS When parents say they don’t want to be a burden, don’t believe them. Everyone wants to know...
Jane Leder
Jun 19, 20154 min read


“NO TIME LIMIT ON LOOKING GOOD”
“There is no time limit to anything,” said then 94-year-old Llona Royce Smithkin. “When you look good, you look good.” Smithkin is one...
Jane Leder
Jun 7, 20152 min read


LOVE, LOSS & RESILIENCE
I’ll go on record: It wasn’t until 2005 when I interviewed dozens of men and women of “The Greatest Generation” for my book, Thanks For...
Jane Leder
May 31, 20153 min read


MEMORY LOSS AHEAD?
Boy, did I have an “age jump” day yesterday! Up until now, I’ve “suffered” physical age jumps: a new wrinkle here, more grey hair there....
Jane Leder
May 28, 20152 min read


OMG, I’M TURNING 70: CHAPTER 2
Maybe I should have known that “OMG, I’m Turning 70” would burn up my Facebook and Twitter pages with tweets, “likes” and visits to my...
Jane Leder
May 22, 20152 min read


OMG, I’m Turning 70!
When I turned 50, I was delighted. It felt like I was joining an elite group of wise women (and men . . . well, kinda, sorta). It was...
Jane Leder
May 20, 20152 min read


Forgetting How Old We Are
CARL KASELL RETIRING FROM ‘WAIT WAIT… DON’T TELL ME!’ KASELL TO BE SCOREKEEPER EMERITUS OF NEWS-QUIZ SHOW Carl has been gone from “Wait...
Jane Leder
Apr 20, 20152 min read


Years Flying By
The whole process brings my mortality into clear focus. I realize how many folks are younger than I am and am shocked that I’ve gotten so...
Jane Leder
Apr 20, 20152 min read
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