Comments on: This (not so) old house

By: Hellen CLARK

Hellen CLARK — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:12:15 +0000

Hey, I justed wanted to give you a compliment on your blog, keep up the great work. I will be back to check it out in the near future.

By: Joel Jacobs

Joel Jacobs — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:04:51 +0000

Reminds me of that poem about aging Jewishly. You know the one: “Do not go gentile into that good night.”

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:28:01 +0000

I like being in shape so I can DO stuff, especially fun stuff, more easily. As an end in itself, I find it pretty boring. My mom (who still calls me every time she sees something you’ve written in a magazine–she’s a big fan) started working out about 3 or 4 years ago. She’s 73 now and formerly a formerly. She’s got more energy and is much healthier than she was ten or twenty years ago. It is a lot more fun to hang out with her now and she finally feels good about her body after over 60 years of hating it!

So yeah, work out, but do it out of love for you life, not hate or anger!

By: Hugh Siegel

Hugh Siegel — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:52:24 +0000

I’m in foreclosure. Damn balloon mortgages. Can I just walk away? I confess I’m partial to the idea of ditching the 40-year-old Cape Cod for a 20-something-year-old condo on Miami Beach. Maybe in Jean-Francis’s neighborhood. (There’s one cat whose prop vals are holding up in the recession.) But . . . would a move like that make me a formerly Formerly?

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By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:19:03 +0000

I so agree! Live in the present, stay alert to the world, try to stay healthy, love worthy people deeply, and stay happy. That seems like a more doable goal for me! One year ago I was a little bummed out about getting older, but now I realize this might be best time of our lives. All the superficial stuff is quickly fading away, and what’s left is better.

By: Jean-Francis

Jean-Francis — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:59:28 +0000

I totally agree! When I was younger, I had low self-esteem and because of that people didn’t think much of my appearance. I’ve matured (I hope!) and now I accept myself for who and what I am. And guess what? Twenty something year old women are not only interested, but actively pursuing me. And no, I’m not wealthy!

Acceptance. That’s what the old generation of “Formerlys” meant all along. Go figure.