Please accept, with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice […]

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The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the leading national organization of board-certified plastic surgeons who specialize in cosmetic surgery, offers its predictions for cosmetic surgery in 2009. Predictions are based on interviews with leading plastic surgeons around the country.
1. Aesthetic Medicine has seen a dramatic increase in the diversity of the patients treated […]

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A Mother’s Gift
I recently started walking at the mall with a friend. We share the time it takes to do several loops. The faster we walk, the more we talk, mostly about relationships, particularly mother-daughter.
We both had our share of conflict with our mothers. I had been a rebellious teenager in the 1960s; breaking rules […]

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One of the many advantages to having an empty nest is the freedom to swap your nest with other adventurous types. We decided that before we sold our house, we would try using it as bait for a cheap month in New York City. Being in the habit of Googling at the drop of a […]

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By Roy Klein
Ever read Aldous Huxley’s novel, Brave New World? Written in 1932, it’s about a chemically engineered utopian society where citizens take a mood-enhancing drug called Soma (i.e., a “happy pill”) so they’ll be content all the time. One of the author’s points was that perpetual bliss is not a good thing. We […]

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By Jan Cullinane

Are you among the almost million Boomers approaching retirement?
Are you wondering how to ensure a successful retirement or wondering if you should retire? Before making this transition, be sure you can say “yes” to these three questions:
 

Do I Have Enough?
Have I Had Enough?
Do I Have Enough To Do?

Do you […]

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Is it possible to mourn the loss of a beloved spouse and, while still grieving, to not only meet someone special, but fall in love and begin to build a new relationship that includes a commitment to sharing your lives? Can we overlap our loving and our grieving? The answer is a profound: YES! But, to smooth the path, keep these helpful Do’s and Don’ts in mind -

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The unimaginable has happened; you are a widow or widower. Mourning your loss has been the focus of your life for the past year or two. Finally, as you begin to surface from your profound grief, with a deep breath and lot or a little trepidation you find yourself falling in love again. Is this new relationship fraught with landmines? You bet! Here are important stepping stones to help keep you afloat along the way, Do’s and Don’ts as it were for widows/widowers beginning a new, loving relationship.

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By Gary Geyer
First off, you should know I’m Jewish and my then future wife Linda, was Christian.
Linda was from California and had just moved in with me in New York a few months back. It was a beautiful winter in New York and this was to be our first Christmas together. The snow […]

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First National Survey of LGBT Boomers Highlights
Unique Care giving, Late-Life Planning Concerns
SAN FRANCISCO — A recent report offers an unprecedented snapshot of the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) baby boomers in the United States as they deal with current care-giving responsibilities and make plans for their own needs in later life. […]

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