Tell Us! What do you know now…that you wish you knew then?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-30-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. We’ll tell you ours…then use the comment section to tell us yours! Question #20: August 30, 2013 Lee’s Story: There seems to be so much pressure on women to have a career, get married, have a family, be thin, cook like a chef, be involved in organizations, and make sure everybody’s needs are met. The one thing we’re not taught is to learn how to just say “no.” For whatever reason, we seem […]

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Tell Us! What’s that one “big thing” you’re waiting for?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-29-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. Tell us yours! Question #19: August 29, 2013 Lee’s Story: If you’ve been following middleSage, then you know Barb and I have known each other for ions. We started middleSage because we are such a mobile society it makes it difficult for us to move from state to state and still meet and engage with others who are at the same point in our lives. We both have stories to tell, wisdom to […]

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Tell Us! What’s an etiquette rule you wish would make a come back?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-28-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. Tell us yours! Question #19: August 28, 2013 Lee’s Story: I don’t know if I can stick to just one! So I’m kinda cheating, but here goes: – I wish parents would teach their kids table manners. When did it become OK to eat like neanderthals with fork in fist? – Take that stupid, ass-backwards hat off while inside. And especially at the table. Polite men remove their hats while inside. – If you’re going […]

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Tell Us! What’s the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-27-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. Tell us yours! Question #18: August 27, 2013 Lee’s Story: Back in the day when street meters only accepted coins, I had parked for a meeting, climbed out of my car, and started digging in my purse for change to feed the meter. As I dug through my wallet I found I only had pennies, so I turned the contents of my purse out on the sidewalk to root for coins the meter […]

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Tell Us! What if you could only learn one more thing?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-26-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. Tell us yours! Question #17: August 26, 2013 Lee’s Story: I love music. Whether listening to the extremely eclectic collection I have, playing the piano, or attending a concert, music is what makes my world go around. “Music,” as they say, “hath charms to soothe the savage breast.” (Yes…it’s breast people….not beast.) With that being said….I’d like to learn to play stringed instruments. I’m lumping them all together as one, because I like […]

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Tell Us! What are you ashamed of?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-23-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. Tell us yours! Question #15: August 23, 2013 Lee’s Story: I had a really hard time coming up with an answer to this question. Mostly because I don’t dwell in the land of shame…I have enough other things to work on and shame is not one of them. Except for something I rarely admit to. And it makes me feel sheepish and embarrassed that I was a part of it. I voted for Bill […]

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Tell Us! What was the hardest thing you’ve ever done?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-22-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. Tell us yours! Question #14: August 22, 2013 Lee’s Story: On a rainy afternoon in October 2011, my dad was going around a curve on his way to physical therapy. A woman heading toward him hydroplaned on the wet surface and hit him head on at 45-50 MPH. When my brother called to tell me about the accident, he said the xrays were clear for fractures, but they had overmedicated him and he […]

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Tell Us! Have you ever thrown caution to the wind?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-21-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. Tell us yours! Question #13: August 21, 2013 Lee’s Story: Good Lord! It seems like the vast part of my life is throwing caution to the wind. And it started when I was a kid. We used to play Mary Poppins and jump off many garage roofs with our umbrellas in hand. I broke my arm running down a slide…and yes….it WAS fun until that point. I would take crazy dares and actually […]

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Tell Us! What’s the biggest surprise about aging?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-20-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. Tell us yours! Question #12: August 20, 2013 Lee’s Story: There are several things that surprise me about aging. The biggest thing is that I don’t feel much older than I did at 25 or 30. I remember my Nana saying that in her 70’s, but I wasn’t sure if she was telling me the truth or pulling my leg. My insight and wisdom has come a long way since then, though, and I […]

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Tell Us! Where’s that childhood vacation spot?

By Barbara Coleman
Aug-19-2013
Everybody's got a story, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Everybody’s got a Story. Tell us yours! Question #11: August 19, 2013 Lee’s Story: When we – my brothers and I – were young, we vacationed with mom and dad every year in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – or the U.P. as we Michiganders refer to it. We stayed at one of several 3 and 4 bedroom log cabins built on the shore of Lake Michigan., on the outskirts of St. Ignace. We golfed – well they golfed […]