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MD Anderson says it’s in remission. UCSF says it’s not. That’s confusing, especially when my most recent blood test showed a doubling of my PSA score. Furthermore, a year ago,
October 9, 2025
Recently, I started thinking about what music could accompany each of these stages, not as background noise but as a score — the way filmmakers use sound to guide our
October 8, 2025
According to this Yahoo article, many people report age 70 as their emotional peak. The reasons aren’t mystical. They’re human, practical, and deeply reassuring to anyone navigating the third quarter
October 7, 2025
Anne Lamott has this gift of making aging look less like a slow erosion and more like a stand-up set we all get drafted into. I love her line: “Almost
October 6, 2025
Around 40, an outdated operating system kicked in. You probably know the one — clunky, fear-based, strangely contagious. It whispers (or shouts) that getting older is a problem to solve,
October 5, 2025
“Wasn’t it death that taught meto stop measuring my lifespan by length,but by width?” — Andrea Gibson And so here I am, sixty-seven years wide,cradled in branches, the sky just
October 4, 2025
Out of this reflection, I’ve stumbled onto a new faith of my own: Thoughtfulism. Thoughtfulism has two parts. The first is to be full of thought. René Descartes famously wrote,
October 3, 2025
A little over a month ago, one of my daily blog posts about Golden Girls homes went viral globally with nearly 2,000 reactions on Linked In, nearly 200 comments and
October 2, 2025
Don’t get me wrong—Gehry’s buildings dazzle, the Eames’ chairs still turn heads, and Diane von Furstenberg’s wrap dress will forever be iconic. But what about the people who design the
October 1, 2025
I was 26 when I bought the 44-room poolside property for $800,000, renovated it for $200,000, and had $100,000 in the bank to cover our first year losses. Everyone said
September 29, 2025
I sat in the boardroom, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, watching PowerPoint slides blur past in a haze of quarterly projections. The presenter’s voice became white noise as one thought cut
September 28, 2025
I’ve led a really amazing life. I just wish I’d known it while it was happening! Yes, the drama and trauma of my decades of trying to figure it all
September 27, 2025
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