Carpe mediae aetatis? What?!?! Think, "carpe diem". Now think, "midlife". Put it together, and the closest literal translation I've come up with is "carpe mediae aetatis". I like this better... Carpe midlife! It has a nice ring to it, don't you think? Carpe midlife. Carpe mediae aetatis. Carpe Diem + Midlife = Carpe Midlife I'm pretty sure my middle school Latin (and even the able wizardry ...
Midlife Blog
Ambiguity
“I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.” ~ Gilda Radner Uncertainty and ambiguity tend to become anathema in grown-up life. Marriage, parenting, career, ...
It’s Up to You
"What you do with your life and what you find enjoyable with your life is up to you. And I think it's wonderful if you can follow things that you like to do... I like waking up in the morning because I know I have another day." ~ Yvonne Dowlen (Source: National Geographic) I started my day with a joyful and inspiring 90-year-old figure skater named Yvonne Dowlen. Rather than rehash the creative ...
Brooding & Sultry
In search of a lift (think therapeutic laugh of the deep-soul variety), I'm rewinding to December 3, 2011. Flash back. Inspired (not really the right word... maybe provoked?) by a review in the Wine Spectator, I uploaded a slightly irreverent and unnecessarily looong audio sketch. By way of introduction: You might enjoy this curmudgeonly if slightly pompous fart that wafted out of the magazine ...
Little Pot Belly
What little pot belly? Me? Are you kidding?!?! [Suck in gut. Turn sideways. Gaze confidently into mirror.] Nope. No little pot belly. Nothing. Not me! I'm trim. Fit. Svelte. Looking better than my thirties. Little pot belly... whatever! Billy Crystal's Midlife Crunch So you're feeling optimistic. You're advancing on your midlife quest for greater creativity and curiosity (and a healthier, ...
Averse to Adventure
Are you averse to adventure? Are you allergic to yourself? Mike Ragsdale, one of my inspirations in the hyperlocal media realm, thinks you are. We’ve become averse to adventure and allergic to ourselves. ~ Mike Ragsdale Sadly, I think he's onto something. [pullquote]Adventure is my affliction, my addiction, my muse, my Holy Grail...[/pullquote]The context for his observation — lamenting Land ...