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Cookies and cookbooks in a kitchen. I miss cookbooks. AI generated
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‘I Miss Cookbooks’

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A spooky Halloween-themed watercolor with bats, a castle, and a mysterious figure. For a skeptic's take on Halloween
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A Skeptic’s Take on Halloween

Thoughts on the supernatural and fear

By Sherrill Pool Elizondo | October 21, 2025
Marijuana plants - contribute to the high times of youth
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The High Times of Youth

Recalling teen years spent with Mary Jane

By Frank Halperin | October 15, 2025
Man getting a medical or mental health consultation, discovering ADHD later in life. Image by Lacheev
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Discovering ADHD Later in Life

It’s never too late to seek a mental health diagnosis

By Jack Pemment | October 7, 2025
Electric football game could at times qualify as one of the "dangerous toys of the '50s" - image by Scott Anderson
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Dangerous Toys of the ’50s

But oh, so much fun!

By Dr. Roger Pierangelo | September 30, 2025
The A-Team van was part of the decoration on the A-Team cake for James Fox's son's 10th birthday. This image was originally posted to Flickr by Doug Kline at https://www.flickr.com/photos/26728047@N05/7186650356. It was reviewed on 15 June 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.
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Buster Dog and the A-Team Cake

‘A very, very special-order cake’

By James Fox | September 23, 2025
A woman is sitting at a table outside, journaling. Image by Pojoslaw. "Write it down," suggests Mary Derrick Chaney.
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‘Write It Down’

Benefits of this meaningful act

By Mary Derrick Chaney | September 16, 2025
A man in the garden tending to his roses, as Doreen Frick recalls her dad in the garden as he sang in the rain. Image by Robert Ratuts
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Memories of My Dad in the Garden

Dad Sings in the Rain

By Doreen Frick | September 9, 2025
A pink-themed Sweet 16 birthday cake. By Rosemary Buffoni
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Happy Birthday, Sweet 16

What made this 1958 event so memorable?

By Carol Giuliani | September 2, 2025
Senior woman writing, as her writing group helped her achieve her late bloomer boomer goals
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Late Bloomer Boomer: How My Writing Tribe Helped Me Grow

One woman’s story of achieving a dream

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