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    THE LETTER
    Jane Leder
    • Mar 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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    Buena Vista Social Club Comes to Town
    Jane Leder
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Buena Vista Social Club Comes to Town

    This was Mexico at its best.
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    Learning a Second Language At Our Age
    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.
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    That's Not Me, Is It?
    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...
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    Tales of A Political Junkie
    Jane Leder
    • Feb 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Tales of A Political Junkie

    I'm a political junkie.
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    Okay, So I'm A Kvetch
    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...
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    Your Immortality Application
    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...
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    My Mother Was My Greatest Fan
    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...
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    "Why Can't We Tell The Truth About Aging?"
    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
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    HGTV & God (A Post Back by Popular Demand)
    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.
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    10 Steps To Save My Sanity in 2020
    Jane Leder
    • Dec 31, 2019
    • 3 min

    10 Steps To Save My Sanity in 2020

    10 Steps to Save Your Sanity in 2020
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    You're Only As Old As You Feel
    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?
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    Saying "No"
    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!" ...
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    Therapy For Free
    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...
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    "If Only I Had. . ."
    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...
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    "Losing It"
    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
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    Gone, Expired, Passed
    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...
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    #OKBoomer
    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...
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    Dressing Rooms:  OMG!
    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...
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    The Secret To Aging
    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...
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