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HELLO AGAIN. THIS IS ALICE HORNBAKER FOR WMKV 89.3 FM BRINGING YOU ANOTHER “LIFE AFTER 50” COLUMN THAT IS HEARD, EXCLUSIVELY, ON WMKV 89.3 FM AND WMKVFM.ORG AROUND THE WORLD ON THE INTERNET, MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS AT 2:20 P.M., AND FRIDAYS AT 8:50 A.M. AND AS A BLOG ON THE SITE, GROWINGBOLDER.COM UNDER BLOGS/ LIFE AFTER...

The idea of a national health care plan is ridiculous. Since the 2000 election, I've had...

We have been home for six weeks, so when I sat down at my desk this Saturday morning, I didn’t have a clue what to write but to write I must. We happily go on the road again on Wednesday and the April Blog must be uploaded to mcguinn.com.I could write about all the things we try to catch up on when we’re home from touring, but those details might get too mundane. I will tell you that we...

Oops, Where Did I Leave It? by Sunie Levin I lost my car keys. I have searched everywhere. You know what? It doesn't matter. I won’t need them unless I find my car! My husband laughed until he choked when I told him I was writing this article. I manage to lose something every day, some days several things. The daily list includes glasses,...

Now that I have officially been told that I do not live in my neighborhood’s historic district, that I’m simply on the fringes (the story of my life), I have completely lost focus; my life has no direction. I now sit barefooted on the back step and drink cheap beer all day while I wave at the homeless men who slouch around in the area. I even laughed and clapped when one of them threw a beer...

Hey ya'll! If you look at your calendar or your cell phone or the sign outside the bank as you travel around your environs today, you'll see that last Friday was Friday the 13th! To quote SCTV character, Count Floyd: "Very Scary, Kids! Ow-Ooooo!" Or is it really? I dunno.... As far as I'm concerned superstitions are really in the head of the beholder, or is that in the hold of the beheader?...

Who doesn't dislike being called "stupid?" Calling someone "stupid" can be, at best, an...

Do you receive your TV channels through a roof antenna, or rabbit ears? Is the TV at least a few years old? If so, you'll need a DTV converter box to see anything after February 17, 2009. My mother has never had cable or satellite TV, so she was worried about her TV setup.She bought 3 of these RCA DTV Converter Boxes, and tried to set one up herself. I tried to help her over the phone, but she...