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The Transcendence of Everyday Courage
Image by Rich Enders from Pixabay My husband and I walked into the vast, domed chamber of our local aquatic center. We were there to...
Jan Flynn
Sep 7, 20252 min read


Letting Go of What No Longer Serves
That includes the family china and silver Image by Mert Özbağdat from Pixabay Last week, my husband and I came very close to moving on...
Jan Flynn
Aug 24, 20255 min read


The L-Shaped Man To Whom I'm Grateful
Image by Leopictures from Pixabay I’m walking to clear my head. Once again, it has collected debris. There are sticky patches inside my...
Jan Flynn
Jun 24, 20254 min read


Reject the Man Who Would Be King — But Don't Take His Bait.
Image by Wynn Pointaux from Pixabay I’m writing this on the eve of what is certain to be a historic day. It may well signal a tipping...
Jan Flynn
Jun 13, 20254 min read


Back Into the Closet With You, Mr. Bones
Image created with ChatGPT Image Generator (AI is good for some things, after all) “The past is never dead. It’s not even...
Jan Flynn
Jun 9, 20253 min read


The Lioness in Winter: Hear Me Roar
Image by Norbert Pietsch from Pixabay If you’re a woman of a certain age who is anywhere near social media these days, the algorithms...
Jan Flynn
Jun 9, 20255 min read


Want 16 More Hours in Your Week?
How about we all show up on time for online meetings? Image by Angeles Balaguer from Pixabay Prior to 2020, video conferencing was still...
Jan Flynn
May 27, 20254 min read


No, the Medicare budget is NOT safe
The GOP Reconciliation bill: Worse than a poison pill I’m sure you’re aware that the House of Representatives passed its hotly contested...
Jan Flynn
May 24, 20253 min read


We're All Out Of Control, But It's Fine
Image by Stefan Schweihofer from Pixabay Here’s a one-item quiz. Not long ago, if you had told me I was out of control, I would have...
Jan Flynn
May 19, 20253 min read


New Scam Targeting Older Adults!
Avoid falling victim to the Qatari Jumbo Jet Con There’s a sucker born every minute, but they aren’t usually President: image created in...
Jan Flynn
May 18, 20253 min read


The Circus is Here, and So's the Bread
Image created in ChatGPT Image Creator Panem et circenses — bread and circuses. Sound familiar? Attributed to a Roman poet and satirist,...
Jan Flynn
May 15, 20253 min read


Guess Who Is Making Hollywood Great Again?
One of the more modest of DJT’s alter egos: AI image created in ChatGPT image generator Pay no attention to those plunging poll numbers ,...
Jan Flynn
May 8, 20254 min read


Think Only God Can Make a Tree?
Pretty sure the Devil made this one Image by Airgil Daviss from Pixabay The river birch tree we planted in our yard fifteen years ago...
Jan Flynn
May 6, 20254 min read


Fellow Boomers Nervous About Traveling to Europe: Relax, They Don't Hate Us
See what I mean? Barcelona storefront; photo by author Along with everything else we Yanks have yanking our chains right now, I’m hearing...
Jan Flynn
May 5, 20255 min read


The Pleasure of Un-Fitness Walking
Image by Pexels from Pixabay I laced up my shoes, slathered on my sunscreen, grabbed my visor and sunglasses. Then I hit the “Outdoor...
Jan Flynn
Apr 28, 20254 min read


My Instant Solution to Age-Related Weight Gain!
This pic does for me what images of spiders do to arachnophobes. Photo by Andres Ayrton on Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/plus-size-...
Jan Flynn
Apr 21, 20255 min read


I Dropped in on Thomas Jefferson, And Now I Have Questions
Image by Colleen Conger from Pixabay Earlier this month, I visited Monticello My husband and I were visiting a friend in...
Jan Flynn
Mar 27, 20256 min read


In Which I Host a Podcast Episode You Really Must Listen To
Because as you age, falling down hurts more than your dignity — learn what you need to know Image by OpenIcons from Pixabay Icy parking...
Jan Flynn
Mar 10, 20252 min read


I Learned to Eat Cake From a Woman in Paris
Without a word, she changed my life Image by Pexels from Pixabay A drizzly October afternoon in Paris. My husband and I have arrived on...
Jan Flynn
Mar 3, 20253 min read


Taking a Break From the Nightmare For Moments of Wonder
Reality is both much grander and more astonishing than we think Photo by Ivan Rojas on Pexels The nightmare arises in daylight now ...
Jan Flynn
Feb 24, 20256 min read
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