You may think this doesn’t have relevance for you, but you’re wrong, my friend. You may be 40 years old, running 7-minute miles and sprinting up the corporate ladder, but believe me, you need to focus on your old age — now.
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6/1/16
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A shocking front-page story in last Friday’s New York Times caught my eye. Its title was, “Experts Find Flaws in Trump Plan for Wall.” That seemed the understatement of the year.
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5/26/16
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Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . .
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5/19/16
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The poet Dante Alighieri famously said, “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in periods of moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.” Five months ago, when many of us realized that Donald Trump’s nomination was an awful possibility, I evoked this quotation . . .
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5/12/16
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We all have our individual tipping points. Call it the moment when you start screaming at the TV. I began to crack around the edges last week . . .
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5/5/16
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Every 3-year-old knows you can jump online and Google anything from where to buy a tasty new pacifier to how to cram for a top-tier preschool’s entrance exam. If you need to know it . . .
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4/28/16
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Twenty-three years after the fact, I have decided to write about a personal time in my life.
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4/21/16
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I married an older man, and this week he is turning 70. He is very old. And it is so cool.
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4/15/16
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Remember Pat from “Saturday Night Live”? In 1990, when the character debuted, I laughed along with everyone else . . .
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4/8/16
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Instead, he dances the tango in Buenos Aires.
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3/31/16
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