Midlife’s A Trip

Taking an Oath with President Obama

Posted on 20. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

In a few hours Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America.  This all takes me back to that day over 4 years ago when I was sitting in my living room watching the Democratic Convention.  I confess that I really had tuned in to watch the [...]

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Bye Bye George W!

Posted on 19. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

I can’t resist. This is my farewell post to George W — maybe the only time I’ve smiled during his time in office. What about you?

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I Have a Dream

Posted on 18. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

On June 23, 1963, a skinny young African American girl with long braids and blue cat-eye glasses joined her family at a civil rights event in Detroit.  Thousands of people participated in the “Great March in Detroit”.
As they walked down Woodward Avenue, the young girl was excited to get to the end of the march [...]

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Fashion at 5

Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

Today it’s 5 degrees here in the frozen tundra of Michigan where I live.  Tomorrow I have a reception to attend for a friend who just got a judicial appointment.  So I was thinking what to wear.
Funny, I never used to worry because I always had just the right outfit to throw on — those [...]

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The Evolution of Midlife’s a Trip

Posted on 14. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

I’ve been blogging here at Midlife’s a Trip for over a year and a half.  When I started I didn’t know what I was doing.  The good news is that I know a little more than I did then.  Really — at midlife I find that there’s so much of technology that takes me just [...]

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Frigid Lady

Posted on 13. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

No, no — not that.  I mean “frigid” as in freezing cold.  As I write this, the temperature here in Michigan is hovering around 7 degrees.  That’s just the beginning because tonight will get down to -2 and that’s without the wind chill factor which takes the temp down another 10 to 20 degrees.
Earlier [...]

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Peace Please

Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

In 1969 as I graduated from high school, everyone was talking about war. 40 years later we’re still talking about it. Will we ever get around to focusing on peace in my lifetime? There are days when I look at the news and think peace is still an elusive concept. So [...]

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New Face on Midlife’s A Trip

Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

Lately we’ve been having some tech difficulties here at Midlife’s a Trip.  You might have noticed — spaces that shouldn’t be there, awkward formatting in the images, just not the normal look that we usually have.  I have to admit that it’s been somewhat of a bummer for me because I couldn’t figure out what [...]

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Age is But a Number

Posted on 04. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

Yesterday evening my sister and I took my mom to visit her best friend of 40 years.  Mom is 89 and her friend is 80.  It’s so good to see how the strong bond with have with girlfriends survives the test of time.  While we were there another old friend from their crowd stopped by.
“Tal”, [...]

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Happy New Year from Midlife’s A Trip

Posted on 01. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

This video is a great song by Abba about a vision of a world where everyone is a friend.  We’re a long way from that but maybe we can start to make it happen right here in this little corner of the blogosphere.  So to my friends and wonderful readers here at Midlife’s a Trip, [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions and Champagne

Posted on 01. Jan, 2009 by Karen.

Happy New Year everyone!!  On this first day of 2009 that started with the popping cork of a favorite champagne, I’m inspired by more than the bubbles.  Did you know that champagne as we know it today was created by a woman!  She was Madame Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin or better know as “la Veuve (widow) [...]

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Remembering a Diva

Posted on 27. Dec, 2008 by Karen.

I come from the generation who grew up inspired by the sultry tones and great panache of the fabulous Eartha Kitt who died this week at 81. She was amazing! If you’ve never seen seen Ms. Kitt in action, watch the video below where she sings one of my favorites, “C’est Si Bon”:

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Joy and Peace

Posted on 25. Dec, 2008 by Karen.

I’m sending wishes of joy and peace to you and yours during this holiday season.
With many thanks for your readership,
Karen

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