Mature Resources - Humor

Being 62 – A Demographic No-Woman’s Land

By Patricia Simms

As if it’s not bad enough to be past 60, at 62, I seem to have fallen into a demographic no-woman’s land. Where did everybody go? I seem to recall boys and girls in class with me all through school, even in college! Did they all scatter and run for cover? I’m out here all alone!

Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant "The Accidental Comic"

Leigh Anne Jasheway Bryant the Accidental Comic We are very pleased to welcome Leigh Anne to our talented group of featured columnists! In 2003, she won the Erma Bombeck Award for Humor Writing, which probably explains her lovely laugh lines on her face, and so she tells the world, on her stomach, and oddly, her pancreas. She has thirteen published books to her credit and writes regularly for The Comic News, Diet & Fitness, and Low Carb Energy. When not avoiding work and trying to find things she has misplaced, she runs a stand-up comedy troupe at a really slow pace.

In 2003, she won the Erma Bombeck Award for Humor Writing, which probably explains her lovely laugh lines on her face, and so she tells the world, on her stomach, and oddly, her pancreas. She has thirteen published books to her credit and writes regularly for The Comic News, Diet & Fitness, and Low Carb Energy. When not avoiding work and trying to find things she has misplaced, she runs a stand-up comedy troupe at a really slow pace.

We are very pleased to welcome Leigh Anne to our talented group of featured columnists! In 2003, she won the Erma Bombeck Award for Humor Writing, which probably explains her lovely laugh lines on her face, and so she tells the world, on her stomach, and oddly, her pancreas. She has thirteen published books to her credit and writes regularly for The Comic News, Diet & Fitness, and Low Carb Energy. When not avoiding work and trying to find things she has misplaced, she runs a stand-up comedy troupe at a really slow pace.

Walking Five Dogs

Walking is great exercise. A woman my weight (mumbledy-something) can burn 80-100 calories an hour simply by putting one foot in front of the other. Adding a dog can increase the calories burned – either from trying to keep up or by trying to drag him or her away from hydrants, bushes, other dogs, etc. It can also give you the added bonus of getting your dog in shape.

But why stop with one when you can walk five dogs?

Jazz Up the Job Interview...

Jazz Up Interviews by Leigh Anne Jasheway Bryant I read an article in the business section of my local paper about how hard it is for people over fifty to find new jobs, despite the fact that most employers and the U.S. Department of Labor say we’re usually more dependable and skilled than many younger workers.

This news might be depressing to some mid-life career seekers, so I’ve decided to help by coming up with a list of ways to appear more like a twenty or thirty-something when applying for a new job. If you try these techniques, I guarantee you’ll probably still not get the job you’re after, but you certainly will have more fun trying:

No Trade-Ins

Mature Love My 1994 Honda Accord has 201,937 miles on it today. It reached the magic 200,000 milestone the same week I rolled from my forties to my fifties. I tried to synchronize things so that both momentous events happened at once, but my mother-in-law fell the week before and had to be escorted to the doctor.

I am her taxi service of choice. (By the way, the doctor’s diagnosis was: “She’s lucky she has a large rear end, otherwise she would have broken something.”) See, I knew there were advantages to that extra padding!

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