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		<title>Things I Don’t Understand</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are so many things I don’t understand. Start with algebra, physics, computer programming&#8230;the list is endless. Truth be told, I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about them other than the occasional nod acknowledging my lack. When it comes to people in retirement,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Do I Matter?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Do I matter?” It’s a big question. I think we knew that we mattered while our children were little. I think we knew as we supported our families. I think we knew as we were engaged in our careers. But now? Last week, I sat...]]></description>
		
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		<title>When Does It Get Easier?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is a presumption that life, after the cessation of your career, gets easier. I suppose, it’s true in certain ways. The responsibilities of leadership, competition, earning, running a business or practice, or being at the forefront of your specialty change. They go away! Poof!...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Right Between the Eyes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I limit my time on social media. I happen to favor Instagram for the music videos, history and science posts, and clips of comedians I find funny. Occasionally, I trip across something that hits me right between the eyes:]]></description>
		
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		<title>Riding the Waves</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This summer was a story of ups and downs. It was filled with the glory of wonderful time with family, the excitement of travel, and quiet time in a lovely locale. It was also filled with an exhausting upper respiratory illness, interrupted physical training, mental...]]></description>
		
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		<title>What’s Next?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This summer, I devoted some time to assessing my life.  Several times a year, I do the Wheel of Life in Retirement (as shown in How to Craft Your Chapter X). It assesses a wide array of categories that make up life, including Health &#38;...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>There is No Spoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Way back in 1999, the movie The Matrix hit the big screen. It was reality-shifting in its scope and storytelling. There were so many memorable quotes that I could spend the rest of the day repeating them. One that remains fixed in my mind came...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What Resides Inside</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the stops on our vacation was a day in Nafplion, Greece. While Wendy scoured the stores for small gifts for our grandchildren or some piece of clothing that she fancied, I meandered into an art gallery. The walls were covered with paintings, sculptures,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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