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Another Valentine’s Day rolls around, finding The Midlife Gals giving chocolates to each other. My Valentine Man is still circling around me out there in the ether, totally unaware that he’s honing in on a Texas Tornado, a hearty handfull...a beautiful midlifer who’s learned all the ‘how-not-to’s’ of relationship conundrums. When we’re both ready, we’ll appear to each other to...

I’ve been working for three whole weeks in a real job at a real corporation. For the first time in my life, I am wearing a badge and struggling to arrive on time, an ability that eludes anyone raised on an island. I have been spending my days parked in a cubicle, listening to the chatter around me and trying not to be a nuisance. Cubicles are in short supply, and I’ve become something of a...

My first Triathlon, Maybe yours Too!“The race has started, and I know that I have to go all out in a sprint triathlon. I’m a boomer, and I’m new triathlon racing. It’s fun, but this is my first race, and it’s also hard, but it is still fun. I’ll rest a few seconds at the end of the pool on my next swim lap; I’ll make it look like my goggles need to be adjusted. I’m out of the pool...

When I teach swimming lessons, I have a firm rule that the students must never say the words “I can’t.” Instead we say, “I’ll try!” I know that they may not do everything correctly at first, but as long as they make an attempt, I am so pleased with them, and I know that sooner or later, they will master the skill. I also always encourage my students. If they slip and fall on...

If anyone out there wants to take me sailing, just let me know! I'll go sailing anytime! Please take a look at this awesome collection of sailing photos accompanied by the lyrics to "Sailing" by Christopher Cross!

Oh my God! I never thought it would happen to me. I’ve turned into a computer geek! Lord knows, I don’t know how it happened because it wasn’t that long ago that I didn’t even want to turn the thing on. I only bought one because I figured my teenage daughter would have to use it for research, essay papers or Whatever! I’m a member of the baby boomer generation. We didn’t...