Laughing Matters

One of the greatest dangers in growing old, apart from arthritis, high blood pressure and impotence, is forgetting how to laugh. “Ha, Ha!” you say. (Or maybe you don’t.) Did you know that the average four-year-old laughs 300 times a day while the average 40-year-old…

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Tips for Hard-Times Living

Betty and I were still living in Brazil when the last recession hit. I was nervous, not because the U.S. housing market was collapsing, but because my sons were so very distant from us and perhaps feeling the pinch.      Having lived through 11 recessions…

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