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Beyond the Man Cave. Statistics show that the number of friends a person has decreases dramatically as they age. The Men’s Shed movement started in Australia in the 1990s to address loneliness among retired men. There are now over 2,500…
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Bring your favorite people together. We have a friend and avid ASE reader, LME, who plays board games as often as she can. She and her husband play with their children and grandchildren every night of family vacations, and if…
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Sharon Lorenzo visits the Museum of Modern Art to see the Matisse show, the highlight of which is a very large painting called The Red Studio. Henri Emile Benoit Matisse ( 1869-1954) was born and buried…
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Good enough for the Navy Seals and the Miami Dolphins. I am a recent convert to water aerobics with friends. Now we are adding deep water running to our time in the pool. Subscriber Marree T. sent me this article…
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‘The world’s biggest, boldest ideas.’ The (virtual) Aspen Ideas Festival June 27-July 1, 2021 I heard about the Aspen Ideas Festival for years before I got anywhere near Aspen. There was a mystique about ‘The Ideas Festival’, which ‘luminaries’…
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Paige Host shares her perspective on being engaged and trying to plan a wedding in these odd times. It turns out brides and grooms have found lots of ways to stand together and say, “You are my person for life.”…
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Strength, stretching, relaxation – the antidote to so much desk and screen time. Almost every day this summer, I have gone to my friend’s pool and several of us have worked out with water ‘dumbbells and noodles’. We stay at…
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A Candy Addict Evaluates Recent Halloween Candy Rankings. I adore candy and definitely have my favorites. I also live on a street that attracts hundreds of Trick or Treaters and I do not want to displease or disappoint my fellow…
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A Maine annual event A few weekends ago we went with some friends to the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine. This is a Maine institution, produced annually by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). It is a…
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