Midlife Musings

A blog by John W. Kennedy

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Reaching Half a Century

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Today is a milestone for me. The big 5-0.
I reach this point in life with mixed emotions. On the one hand, the toughest assignments in life—going to college, starting a career, raising a family—are behind me. On the other […]

Mom at 90

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

My mother, Mescal, turns 90 on Saturday. She says she just as soon would not have the distinction of being the oldest person ever in our family (Aunt Lois died at 91 a few years ago). But, despite a broken hip over the winter, my mom’s doctor believes she could live to be 100 because […]