PBS' Frontline program is airing their investigation into the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. There is a trailer available for the program and the program itself, The Madoff Affair, will be online for viewing.
Author: SeniorWomenWeb
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Summer Camp at the Grandparents
We’ve encountered an era demanding our talents as grandparents-who-entertain. A grandson is spending his after-kindergarten hours with us on a daily basis, at least for a while. Two granddaughters have been with us on a twice-week basis for eight years. (more…)
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iPod — Do You?
Rose Mula writes: iPod — Do You? My tiny pink marvel can hold hundreds of songs, so I’ll be able to add many more oldies but goodies. If it’s true that exercising your brain cells can stave off Alzheimer’s, my grandniece’s gift has made me immune. So thanks for the memory, Shelley — literally.
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The Rules of Love (Supposedly Brought from King Arthur’s Court)
Andreas Capellanus (late 12th cent.); Treatise on Courtly Love
1. Marriage is no excuse for not loving.
2. He who is not jealous can not love.
3. No one can be bound by two loves.
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As I Look Back
John Malone writes, "Is this perhaps just a case of the criminal returning to scene of the crime? Or am I searching for answers about the real meaning of my life — the good, the bad and the ugly?"
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Branded
Julia Sneden writes,
"Sports venues used to be named after people of achievement, if they
weren’t named for the teams that used them. Nowadays, despite the fact
that most venues are built at least in part by taxpayer dollars, "naming rights" are sold for large amounts of money." -
One Beat Behind
Adrienne G. Cannon writes, 9:30 AM. Saturday morning. Jazzercise class. The beat revves up as does the complexity of the moves. Uh-oh … that old feeling has come back. Was it really three years ago that I began to lament my position of ‘last in line?’
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Happiness, A Commodity?
Recently, a conference was held in San Francisco on the subject of happiness: Happiness and Its Causes. We did not attend but thought we could pass along some linking.
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A Curmudgeon’s Complaint
Joan L. Cannon writes, "If only we had Mark Twain or Voltaire to make the campaign speeches, Aristotle or Kant to force us to entertain enough thought to allow some expansion of minds. Farewell Harold Ross. You’re missed."
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Frosted Cakes: Seven-Minute Frosting, 1234 Cake, Pound Cake Torte and Carrot Cake
Margaret Cullison writes, "I suffered from cake envy after attending a friend’s birthday party. Her cake that year looked like a lamb with white frosting and coconut curled fur. The cake completely enchanted me."