The Reluctant Cape Crusader
If a road trip disappoints, it might be because of the baggage you carry. “What about shooting from up here?” I say...
How Good Do You Feel About Getting Older?
Living our fullest third act means replacing age shame with age pride. Here’s a thought exercise: Complete the following...
Untangling
“You untangle a knot with slow teasing, not sharp pulling, and believe me we have here a knot such as I have never seen....
Bethlehem’s Mix of Christians and Muslims
As we've had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s...
Adventures with Gravity
My knees and hips are forward, my head and shoulders cantilevered backward, and I am falling. It's New Year’s Eve at Tacoma’s...
How to Build a Better Old Age
Declaring its intent “to make Seattle a great place for people to grow up and grow old,” in March 2017, the City of Seattle...
Balancing Our Two Brains
In a previous article (3rd Act Magazine Fall 2020 issue), I expressed newfound optimism that cultural evolution is nudging...
My Third Act—Feathers
Eleven years ago, when I was 55, I made a career switch. Instead of spending my days negotiating over the operation of the...
A Voice in the Night
My house is full of radios. There is one in every room, including two in the living room, a little portable that runs on...
A Legacy Deferred
For the first time in 66 years, Washington Rhinestone Club debutantes will miss this rite of passage. The year was 2004....
