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“My Unsinkable Situation — Starting Again at 82”
At 82, I was not finished… I was beginning again. At age 82, I find myself in a place I did not expect to be. Starting over again. Not for the first time.Not even for the second. For the third. I have lost money three times in my life, enough each time that I had…
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“How Do You Maintain Social Connections in Your Senior Years? In One Word: LIONS!”
As people grow older, maintaining social connections becomes both more important and more challenging. Friends move away, family becomes busy, health issues arise, and isolation can quietly take hold. I have learned that staying socially connected in later life does not happen by accident—it requires intention, structure, and commitment. For me, the answer to staying…
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“Are You Proud of Your German Heritage?”
by Roger Humbke [English Version] As a teenager and for the rest of my life I have been proud to be of German Ancestry despite World War I and World War II. Two of my grand parents were born in Germany and all four of my great-grandparents were born in Germany. My father and mother…