Jane Leder
THE LETTER
It arrived amidst all the junk mail--the catalogs I never ordered, postcards from AARP, announcements about new senior communities in my...
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Jane Leder
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
Buena Vista Social Club Comes to Town
This was Mexico at its best.
Jane Leder
- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
Learning a Second Language At Our Age
The older we get, the harder it is to learn a new language.
Jane Leder
- Feb 29, 2020
- 2 min
That's Not Me, Is It?
This isn't the first time it has happened. In truth, it happens all the time. I'm in a group, say, at a concert or a play and look...
Jane Leder
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Okay, So I'm A Kvetch
For those who don't speak a word of Yddish, a kvetch is a big-time complainer. My paternal grandparents spoke Yiddish when they didn't...
Jane Leder
- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
Your Immortality Application
If we can't laugh about aging, we're in deep sh___. "Your Immortality Application" (The New Yorker, October 28, 2019) by Cora Frazier...
Jane Leder
- Jan 16, 2020
- 2 min
My Mother Was My Greatest Fan
Whenever I wanted feedback on a piece of my writing, I would call my mother. She listened patiently as I read, sometimes stumbling over...
Jane Leder
- Jan 9, 2020
- 4 min
"Why Can't We Tell The Truth About Aging?"
Amidst all the hoopla about the advantages of aging (self-confidence, experience, even power--badges that I have touted at length in this bl
Jane Leder
- Jan 5, 2020
- 3 min
HGTV & God (A Post Back by Popular Demand)
I could never be a guest on HGTV, even if the Property Brothers or Chip and Joanna offered to build the house of my dreams.
Jane Leder
- Dec 31, 2019
- 3 min
10 Steps To Save My Sanity in 2020
10 Steps to Save Your Sanity in 2020
Jane Leder
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
You're Only As Old As You Feel
How often have you heard someone say, "You're only as old as you feel?" Is there some truth to that philosophy?
Jane Leder
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
Saying "No"
Maybe as a two-year-old, I drove my parents crazy and set a record for the number of times I asserted my independence and screamed "No!" ...
Jane Leder
- Dec 19, 2019
- 3 min
Therapy For Free
Don't get excited: I'm not talking about trained therapists with all kinds of degrees who charge enormous sums for a 45-to-60 minute...
Jane Leder
- Dec 13, 2019
- 2 min
"If Only I Had. . ."
I was reading an article about Diana Nyad, the long-distance swimmer who broke every record on the books. In the New Yorker piece from...
Jane Leder
- Nov 29, 2019
- 3 min
"Losing It"
If you go to the refrigerator and forget why you were there--not a big deal. But if you make the same trip and forget what a refrigerator i
Jane Leder
- Nov 25, 2019
- 3 min
Gone, Expired, Passed
There is something bugging me. Not a big thing, not an important thing. It's just that I bristle when I hear that someone is gone or...
Jane Leder
- Nov 21, 2019
- 5 min
#OKBoomer
I guess I'm out of step--behind the curve. Until this morning, I had heard rumbling about the clash between Boomers and Millenials but...
Jane Leder
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
Dressing Rooms: OMG!
I walked into the dressing room at TJMax yesterday afternoon in search of one or two new sweaters to replace several in my closet that...
Jane Leder
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
The Secret To Aging
People is not where I'd look to find the secret to aging. Actually, I'm not sure where I'd look but definitely not in the gossip rag...