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    agebuzz Guest Blogger: Alice Herb

    New For September: Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: Instant Contact, Lost Connection

    Instant Contact, Lost Connection   The Internet has given us instant access to the entire world. The knowledge we can gain, the ideas we’d never been able to share, the messages sent and replies received within minutes was unimaginable only a few years ago. We can now be in touch…

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    New Post For August: Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: The Unexpected Dividends Of My Teaching Career

    Unexpected Dividends   Recently I had the great pleasure of meeting the first grandchild of one of my students. Just think about that. Barbara was one of my graduate students in journalism more than 30 years ago. She was and is a great reporter and writer who is now an…

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    BRAND NEW: Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: Family Ties

    Family Ties   This year has given me time that I’ve never had before – time to reflect, time to look back, time to review memories both good and bad. A lot of this “think” time has to do with my writing a memoir, my commitment to writing this blog…

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    Walk The Walk: The Optimum Steps And Speed For A Longer Life

    While it’s easy to come up with excuses not to exercise, those reasons generally don’t hold up when it comes to walking. It’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s something you’ve been doing since your toddler days. So unless you have a disability that prevents you from walking, there’s little reason…

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    NEW Post For June: Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb

    Walking and What We See   I walk a lot. I always have. Always overextended and in a hurry, I’ve always walked quickly. Walking was also a way to gather my thoughts without interruption in an age when there were no mobile phones. Now, though I walk more slowly, I’m…

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    Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: Good Looks Count

    Good Looks Count   I still believe what I always smugly proclaimed: Brains last longer than good looks. Competency and good judgment can help you accomplish what you want. Brains usually do last longer than looks but when you’re young, that may not be such an advantage. Just like everyone…

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    Alice Herb
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    Biography:

    Alice Herb is a retired attorney, journalist, and bioethics consultant. Having reached the age of 90+, she’s more than ready to share her experiences and opinions with agebuzz readers. Want to comment on something she’s said? She welcomes your feedback at [email protected]. Her blog post header title is “Been There, Done That: Nice Decades And Counting.”

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