Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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Why I Can’t Sleep or Once Upon a Mattress
I have a long history of poor sleep. When I was still working, a colleague and I used to joke that we should have called one [...]
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Dear 21 Year Old Betsy, You pride yourself on high achievement. That is fine and working hard will serve you well throughout [...]
Radio Guys
Reflecting on radio, I remember my father and my middle brother, both of whom depended on it to survive.
From Motown to E-town
Still, this is my hometown. I love it for the amazing people I have met here and its overall caring heart and beauty.
Hillary
Hillary. Rodham. Clinton She has been a woman I admire since 1992. There is so much I could say about her, but like the [...]
The Fortune Cookie Candidate
The Fortune Cookie Candidate As the most important presidential race of our lifetime approaches, and we hold our collective [...]
Retirement Travel
...when we planned a trip to Southeast Asia after our double retirement from teaching, I took along “The Lonely Planet”, a [...]
How NOT To Meet The Gal Of Your Dreams
In the early 70’s when I first came to Palo Alto California to attend school my parents offered to help with my living [...]
Made for Walkin’
Except for a couple of easy day hikes in the wilds of New Jersey with the Scouts, I’d done practically no hiking at all.
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