Category Archives: stereotypes

What’s The Perfect Age?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

What age do parents have in mind as they groom their kids for success? What age do kids have in mind as they imagine growing up? What age do older adults have in mind as they try to look and act younger? Continue reading →

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We Don’t Need No Age Segregation

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

I let my teenaged son meet up with middle-aged guys he met online. Here’s why. Continue reading →

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Dying My Hair Pink

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Tripping on the chronological escalator. Continue reading →

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Who We Are In A Crisis

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Does disaster crack us open to our better selves? Continue reading →

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Use Your Body Up

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Let your body get used up by life. That’s how it’s supposed to be. Continue reading →

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Bringing Kids Back To The Commons

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

How to engage kids in community life. Continue reading →

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What Movies Tell Girls

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

How do movies portray women and girls? It’s not good news. Continue reading →

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Making Heroism Happen

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

How do we prepare to be heroes? Continue reading →

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Do You Suffer From Mean World Syndrome?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

What makes people fearful, pessimistic and unable to gauge reality? Hint, it’s right there in your house. Continue reading →

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Real Action Footage Hard to Find: World’s Most Powerful Force Rarely Filmed

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

* * * * * * * * Few talk about it. Fewer know much about its principles or how to apply them. Yet it has a profound impact, a long history and a reach nearly as wide as heaven. … Continue reading →

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