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5 real estate skills I learned doing comedy alongside Jerry Seinfeld

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NYC Realtor and sometime-stand-up comedian Karen Stone offers insights from her experiences sharing the stage with Jim Gaffigan, George Wallace and Jerry Seinfeld. Continue reading →

5 ways to keep your sense of humor in the midst of a frustrating market

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Maintaining your sense of humor makes personal and professional sense while it helps you connect with clients and colleagues. Coach Darryl Davis offers a laughter prescription for whatever’s ailing you in the current tough market. Continue reading →

What Whales Have Taught Me About Aging

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With age comes wisdom. Also, a Medicare card. “What’s the big deal? I filled out your AARP paperwork for you,” my husband Marc says. He’s being practical, trying to fix things the way guys like to do, while I’d rather talk about my feelings. I’m sure t… Continue reading →

When Dementia Is a Laughing Matter

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Have you heard the best part of having Alzheimer’s? You can hide your own Easter eggs! Ouch, sorry. This article isn’t about that kind of humor and dementia — unless the cognitively impaired person in your life is the sort who finds bad-taste jokes fun… Continue reading →

A Funny Look at Getting Older in ‘The New 60’ Comic Strip

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Life after 60 may not be all laughs. But it’s proving to be fertile territory for the wit and insights of Andy Landorf and John Colquhoun, the funny creators of The New 60, a twice-a-week comic strip now in its second year. The strip centers on four 60… Continue reading →

Are You Ready for Daily Life With a Newly Retired Spouse?

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Four years ago, I was excited about my husband’s imminent retirement. I envisioned him cleaning the basement, repainting the house and cooking dinner while I was at work. Now he’s retired, and I realize the odds are better that the whistling forest ani… Continue reading →

NPR’s ‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ Panelists Tell All

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Since 1998, the NPR news quiz Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! has been a weekend staple for its approximately six million listeners per week. On the hour-long show, produced by WBEZ and NPR in Chicago, and typically taped at the Chase Bank Auditorium, celebri… Continue reading →

Dave Barry’s Old Dog Teaches Him New Tricks

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At 71, Dave Barry doesn’t shy away from comparisons to an old dog. In fact, he embraces them. Barry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist and bestselling author, also realizes that his family’s beloved 10-year old companion, Lucy — who he writes lo… Continue reading →