They Lead, We Follow
BY LORRAINE DUFFY MERKL “Where You Lead” by Carol King was the song chosen as the theme for the Gilmore Girls TV show. It proved not only to exemplify the relationship between the offbeat mother and...
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Happy December Everyone! The end of the year is upon us even though it seems like we just celebrated new years! When I was a kid, it seemed to take such a long time for Christmas to come; now, the year...
View ArticleSeason of Giving During Trying Times
BY STEVE SALT A tough year, stressful, full of fear and doubt. This is one person’s story , a deliberate response to all the uncertainty of the times… A regular Joe was driving home to see his family...
View ArticleThe Truth About Working With Millennials
BY LORRAINE DUFFY MERKL There are three versions of every story: this side, that side, and the truth. When it comes to veteran professionals interacting with millennials in the workplace, I’ve yet to...
View ArticleCan I Get You Anything? Learning to Accept and Offer Help In Times of Need
BY JILL MATLOW I was sick all the time as a child—mumps, chicken pox, asthma, allergies, sore throats—you name it, I was infected with it! My mom used to give me a bell to ring so that she could hear...
View Article4 Robocall Scams and How to Handle Them
BY MYRA FAYE TURNER Remember back in the day when everyone had landline phones? No sooner would you sit down to eat, get in the shower, etc. when your phone would ring and on the other end was an...
View ArticleCelebrating The Winter Solstice
BY STEVE NUBIE The Winter Solstice occurs on December 21, 2016 this year. But how it’s been celebrated over Millennia may surprise you. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year in terms of...
View ArticleCelebrating 2016
BY LORRAINE DUFFY MERKL I decided to wrap up 2016 (or as I have been calling it: the longest, busiest, often stressful year of my life thus far) with a raucous holiday blow out. So, I, along with my...
View ArticleWhat I’m Grateful For Gift Guide
BY SUSAN HORNIK While this has been a very challenging year for many, we must still find things to be grateful for. Fiftyisthenewfifty.com’s Susan Hornik put together her annual end of year, “What I’m...
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Hello and Happy New Year! I hope 2017 is a good one for everyone who enjoys Fifty. The holidays are over for another year. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did. January is a time of renewal for...
View ArticleWhat I’m Grateful For Gift Guide – Part 2
BY SUSAN HORNIK Fiftyisthenewfifty.com’s Susan Hornik has found so many items to be grateful for, she put together a sequel to her “What I’m Grateful For” gift giving guide, which you can use all year...
View ArticleIn With The “Out” Crowd
BY LORRAINE DUFFY MERKL This is the time of year when What’s In/What’s Out lists abound. Jill Kargman is “in,” so, in my mind anyway, this designates me as “out.” I don't mean in my day-to-day life,...
View ArticleAmerica’s History Of Peaceful Protest
BY TAMI ROGERS We are at a crossroads in America. We have an incoming President who has not won the majority of the popular vote and a nation that remains divided. It appears there will be policy...
View ArticleYou’re Too Nice: Can You Ever Be?
BY JILL MATLOW “You’re too nice”. Wait, what? I remember one of the times someone said that to me when I first moved to NYC. I had held the elevator door for someone, who was literally less than a foot...
View ArticleHelp Improve Your Night Vision With Eye Promise
We’re all familiar with the adage “with age comes wisdom” but unfortunately with age also comes compromised vision, especially with night driving. If you have elderly parents who still drive, this...
View ArticleLights, Camera, Gratitude
BY LORRAINE DUFFY MERKL OK, why don't you all just go ahead and call me ungrateful and get it over with. Perhaps you usually don't read my bio at the bottom of the articles, so I'll just tell you: the...
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Well the first month of the year is already over. It went fast, didn't it? The good thing is that one more month of winter is over. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who love winter and...
View ArticleRant From The Right – The Nazi Threat
BY ELLEN FELDMAN I get disgusted when the Loony Left compares Trump to Hitler or the Republicans with Nazis. It shows a complete ignorance of history and a disrespect for humans who really did suffer...
View ArticleLessons From ‘Hidden Figures’
BY BETH PORTOLESE I just saw the movie 'Hidden Figures.' If you have not seen this movie run, don't walk, to your closest movie theater and see it. If you don't know the story, it centers on three...
View ArticleDylan McKay’s A Dad
BY LORRAINE DUFFY MERKL Thanks to Luke Perry, I am reminded that there is truth in the one-time Loving Care ad slogan: “You’re not getting older, you’re getting better.” On the CW’s new series...
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