Am I too old? Are you?
Nobody pushed to throw Ruth Bader Ginsburg off the Supreme Court at 87. Politics aside, her age and her health were never big issues. But I’m not surprised there’s an uproar over whether President Joe Biden and probable candidate former president Donald Trump should run again in 2024, when they’re 82 and 78. No other presidents assumed More...
To downsize…or not
By Marci Shatzman Most people we know have already downsized. Once they raised their kids, they didn’t need all that house space. So, they moved to a condo or apartment with less upkeep. The few who needed More...
Oldest and Newest Generations to Mix at New Day Care
Boca Raton, FL – What are toddler-size tables, chairs and toys doing in a room at The Volen Center Adult Day Care in East Boca? Hopefully encouraging the oldest and newest generations to engage, relate More...
I shrunk. Did you?
By: Marci Shatzman I used to be 5’5” in high heels. Now I’m just 5’2”. “What are you doing down there?” mostly men who tower over me ask if they haven’t seen me for a few years. Not cute. One More...
Nobody wanted to be called “a feminist”
By: Marci Shatzman After activist and author Betty Friedan’s brand of feminism morphed into a more inclusive movement, some women opted out. They didn’t want to be labeled “a feminist.”   I covered More...
Bayer Munich defeats Augsburg 3 x 1 last Sunday as Harry Kane scores twice in the Bavarian Derby Bundesliga
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Dogs Adopted Us
By: Marci Shatzman This is a dog friendly city. Mizner Park had outdoor restaurant pet parents seating, and stores put out water bowls when we moved here 23 years ago. Little dogs were pocketbook passengers. So, More...
Sprouts Farmers Market Sprouts in West Boca
By: Marci Shatzman Boca Raton, FL – Mallory and Carlo Villarosa shop at Sprouts Farmers Market in Deerfield Beach. But since they were in the neighborhood, they checked out the grand opening of the More...
So much for aging gracefully
We didn’t house hunt in a 55-plus community when we moved here from Philly. We were already in our 50s, so we could have bought a home in our choice of developments. But we didn’t want to be one of More...
Hair today, white tomorrow
I let my fake blonde hair grow out before the pandemic created a non-salon coloring crisis. I was bald after chemo for breast cancer, but I started bleaching it again the minute it grew out. I’m a brunette More...
