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Getting Nicer as You Age

Scientists are now saying that as you get older, you get nicer. They have done all kinds of studies to prove their premise that “The personality changes naturally over the course of adulthood. Researchers call it the maturity principle.” They claim that “From the ages of 20 to 65, apparently we become less angry and neurotic and more agreeable and emotionally stable.” I’m not a research scientist but I’ve always been an observer of human nature and I subscribe to …

A few nights ago I wrote a blog about grocery deliverers in the metropolitan areas that will deliver your order to your front door, and how they are comparable to the prices at your local grocery. I said that it almost made me wish that I lived in a metropolitan area because this kind of service would not be available where I live. Then I mentioned an enterprising company in my area that offers to do your shopping for you …

There are two concepts running side by side: (1) life is all about change, and (2) the more things change, the more they stay the same. I subscribe to the first and doubt the second one. When I think about change, I think about the change of seasons. It doesn’t matter whether you live in an area where you only have two seasons, the dry season and the wet season, or you live in an area where you have winter, …

Many years ago, I heard some talk about supermarkets delivering your grocery order to your door, and then I didn’t hear anything more about it. Now, however, the idea has resurfaced but in a different form. In metropolitan areas there are a few grocery deliverers that will deliver your order to your front door. From what I’ve read, their prices are comparable to local grocers and, just like local grocers, they, too, offer weekly specials, coupons, and price matching. There …

It’s always been believed that women who are married want to get out and those who aren’t married, want to get in. And in the old days, this was probably true. But is it true today? If you are in an unhappy marriage, it stands to reason that you would contemplate getting a divorce. But if you are a woman who is in an unhappy marriage and you have children to support and no job skills, that might make the …

Fifty years ago, if you were in your forties or fifties and you told someone that you were going to start a new career, they would have asked, “A new career at your age? and the emphasis would have been on the word, your. Nowadays, you can even be 93 and no one would bat an eye; they might even ask, “What took you so long?” Maybe it’s because people are living so much longer or maybe it’s because people …

One of the most difficult things to do is knowing when to hold and when to fold; knowing when to leave a person or a situation. Ask any inveterate gambler if he is able to walk away from a losing streak, especially if he has won a few hands that evening and then he starts to lose. There’s a reason that the house always wins. Casinos don’t make their money from people who know when to stop gambling. They make …

I have often wondered why parents spend more time training their children to follow orders rather than training them to think for themselves. In a culture where the common belief is that the masses are asses, it would make more sense to teach our children how to lead, rather than how to follow. The military takes to heart the words of Alfred, Lord Tennyson in his poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade, “Theirs not to make reply,/ Theirs not …

From time to time I would hear someone say that less is more and it never made sense to me because I was always so busy multitasking, going from one project to another. I even used to read 35 books at the same time, alternating them according to what I was in the mood to read and never losing the drift of any of the stories. It seemed as though there were never enough hours in the day to get …

Not that long ago, if you wanted to start a business, the cost was so prohibitive that you had to go to a venture capitalist and agree to give them a sizable percentage of your business in addition to the repayment of your loan. Times have changed. Nowadays, many companies get their start in a basement or a bedroom. Armed with a computer and Google they can eliminate the middleman and go directly to different suppliers. With the use of …

Connie H. Deutsch

Archive for April, 2014

Getting Nicer as You Age

The Power of Suggestion

The Winds of Change

Groceries Delivered to Your Door

The Single Life for Women After Divorce

A New Career at Your Age?

When to Hold and When to Fold

Less is More

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