January 3rd, 2022 | Personal
My Quest for Fun
My father John Bowes and his childhood pal turned business partner John Rosekrans always seemed to be having a good time. I can remember Bowes and Rose, as they called…
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October 15th, 2021 | Personal
When Sexy is No Longer on the Brain….
It all happens on the five’s, not the zero’s,” my wise friend Stephanie was telling me on the phone. “All the attention is on the zero’s… The big 5-0, the…
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August 4th, 2021 | PersonalPlaces
Honeymoon Round II – Some Top Tips for the More Mature Traveler
Stretch and I have been married for just over two months, a good chunk of that time was spent on our extended honeymoon traveling together 24/7 through France, Spain and…
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July 2nd, 2021 | Personal
Marriage, Round II – A Month In and Still Going Strong
I’ve been married for a good month now and we’re still going strong—only a lifetime to go. When I got married the first time at twenty-five, a lifetime together seemed…
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May 12th, 2021 | Personal
Conscious Uncoupling – A Decade Later
I went for a stroll in my London hood before my flight back to America. It was a gorgeous day—the sky a cloudless Cerulean blue and the air warm and weightless…
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April 14th, 2021 | Personal
Julia, Class of 2021 – My Commencement Letter
I’m working on a toast for your graduation, I texted my youngest daughter Julia who is graduating from Duke University in about two weeks. I hate toasts, she replied. Write…
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March 31st, 2021 | Personal
Is Stretch My LeBron?
This morning as I was making my 2nd cup of coffee, I started to feel a bit peckish. I noticed there was only one banana on the kitchen counter. The…
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March 20th, 2021 | Personal
Dual Sim, Dual Life
I’d been standing for a good hour waiting for Damien, my very own Verizon customer service provider, to activate my brand new dual sim Mac 12 Iphone, one physical phone…
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March 1st, 2021 | Personal
Reflections by me
In addition to interviewing authors I love, I also am working on a collection of personal essays. Here’s the first one. I hope you enjoy it. Introduction: I will be…
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December 9th, 2020 | PeoplePersonal
My Three Wise Women – Christmas Shopping Made Easy
People ask me how I met Stretch- the best way, I say, through friends. He was vetted by people I trust and like, passed all quality controls so I didn’t…
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