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Posts Tagged ‘Aging Gracefully’

It’s All Semantics

Posted on September 15th, 2010 by Maria Santoferraro

“An unbelievably large part of happiness/unhappiness is determined by semantics; e.g., the couple who used to be childless is now ‘child-free.’ A nudist colony (tacky) is now a ‘clothes-free resort’ (not quite so tacky). So…you are not dateless, you are date-free. Bald is dandruff immune. In starvation circumstances fatsos are better equipped than skinnies. Having more…

Marriage—Finding One Person You Can Annoy the Rest of Your Life

Posted on June 21st, 2010 by Maria Santoferraro

“I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” —Rita Rudner I love this quote and I’m sure I annoy the crap out of my husband, but, hey, I make up for it with my great vegetarian cooking and amazing housekeeping more…

In My Mind I’m Still 25!

Posted on May 7th, 2010 by Maria Santoferraro

“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.” –Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eye 1988 Margaret and I must have the same belief system, because I always forget how old I am. I just choose to believe that I’m still 25. Hey, whatever works for you! Margaret more…

Never Act Your Age – But Do Act Like Your Mother

Posted on March 20th, 2010 by Maria Santoferraro

I’m pretty proud of the fact that I have never really been bothered by aging. Deep down inside I’m 25 at heart and thinking that I’m still looking good (yes, I’m delusional), but lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my age. There’s something about a birthday—especially birthdays when you start turning the corner and more…

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