Tag Archives: middle age

Gone to the dogs.

Posted on September 16, 2011 by toby

I’ve been a dog hater.  After all, dogs are so needy. They make a lot of noise (and poop). Badly behaved ones bite, and pee on furniture, and everywhere, simply everywhere, is hair from the endless scratching even when they’re … Read More

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Planking in Paradise

Posted on June 8, 2011 by toby

Fads. I’ve lived through a few, and participated… erm. Not that often. Okay, sometimes. When it looked fun. Remember these? The Macarena (I loved this one, sorry to say) Hula hoops ( the first time around, and again, the second) … Read More

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no Florence Nightingale

Posted on January 5, 2011 by toby

Growing up, being sick was seen as a sort of moral failing—something you probably brought on yourself through poor hygiene, eating junk food, associating with lepers or some other stupidity. I remember at least one birthday desperately trying to conceal … Read More

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Twenty Things I’ve Learned

Posted on December 5, 2010 by toby

Twenty Things I’ve Learned: My friend, the lovely, talented and funny writer Tee Tyson, recently did a Things I’ve Learned vlog: If you haven’t watched it, you should! I laughed at several and mulled over others, and it gave me … Read More

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The Upside of Middle Age

Posted on November 25, 2010 by toby

I promised an upside blog, and I’ve been hunting for inspiration ever since. This is Thanksgiving morning, and it’s time to pull out of the negativity. So here are some of the gifts of hitting midlife that I want to … Read More

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Middle age, she is a cruel mistress.

Posted on November 15, 2010 by toby

Middle age, she is a cruel mistress. I came up with that phrase myself, liked the ring of it, and tried it out on Twitter. Then I thought, why is middle age female? Shoot, male middle age is a mean … Read More

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