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Bookmarking middle age
Recently I showed how I’ve accepted the identity of “middle aged” when I bookmarked the Next Avenue website on my computer. Click & add. Call it a form of Digital Age self-therapy. Hosted by PBS,...
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Holiday reflections: The end of limitless possibilities (and that’s good)
Rockefeller Center during NYC’s post-Christmas blizzard, 2010 (Photo: DY) Like birthdays, end-of-year holidays can be a time for taking stock. However externally provided, these recurring milestones...
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“I want it all” (Grown up edition)
In the course of a life, can we really have it all? The YouTube video above — featuring a song from the 1980s Broadway show “Baby” — captures our wishful thinking, especially when we’re younger. In...
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I’m just a 20th century kinda guy
Wright Brothers, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, NC (Photo: Wikipedia) When I think about the cultural and historical markers in my life, I quickly reach the conclusion that I’m a 20th century kinda guy. Born...
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Stories of personal reinvention
The Huffington Post just ran a terrific five-day series, “50 over 50,” profiling 50 individuals who significantly changed their lives after reaching age 50 and beyond. In partnership with the TODAY...
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The view from my burrito bowl: On Chipotle and Millennials
Chipotle, downtown Boston (Photo: DY) I worked into the evening at my faculty office today, and after a quick assessment of what I might find in my fridge at home, I decided to grab a bite to eat...
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Three great websites if you’re over 40 (or will be someday)
I wanted to highlight three websites that I keep going back to for information, advice, and wisdom. All give us information and ideas about how to live with more meaning and even happiness. They’re...
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My travel-related bucket list
The term “bucket list,” if you missed its pop culture origins, is drawn from the 2007 motion picture The Bucket List. The movie features Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson as two men who, after...
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If you’ve got some time to kill…
As some of you know, I’ve been writing a professional blog, Minding the Workplace, for over six years. A lot of the material is heavier stuff, looking at employee relations, workplace bullying,...
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Geek fantasy: Doing college all over again, but only on terms that defy reality
“Umm, professor, you’re expecting me to actually read these?” (Photo: DY, 2013) On Facebook yesterday, one of my long-time college friends posted a photo of her son’s residence hall room. She added...
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