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Interview with Dr. Nader Shabahangi

Aug.24.2011
Interview with Dr. Nader Shabahangi

I will be interviewed by Dr. Nader Shabahangi, the founder of AgeSong, an Adult Community at Lake Merritt in Oakland, on October 6 at 3:30 p.m.  The public is invited; there is no charge, and I will be videotaped. 

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Apr.17.2012 - 3:23 pm
Letting Go
The essence of letting go is learning to dispense with nostalgia.  Our memories change as we age, and it is impossible, anyway, to remember something exactly as it happened....
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Feb.17.2012 - 3:06 pm
Thoughts on Mobility
When I asked a young friend for an image when I said the word "mobility," he said, "wheels." I thought, "What a descriptive image for that word." All around me I see folks...
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Jan.18.2012 - 9:15 am
Reinventing Yourself This Year
When people talk about "reinventing oneself" they usually mean reinventing or changing their public persona. During my long life (I will be ninety-four in February), I have...
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Jan.02.2012 - 10:43 am
New Year's Resolutions
New Year's Resolutions are connected to Judeo-Christian concepts of self-improvement and apologies for any wrongdoing over the past year. According to Wikipedia, "A New Year's...
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Comments from Rhoda

Aug.23.2009 - 4:58 pm
In response to: THE 1930s, A DIFFERENT ERA?
The 1930s: A different era?
Dear Lesley: Glad to hear about all the adventures. Of course, write a book! And don't worry if publishers/agents,...
Aug.21.2009 - 10:05 pm
In response to: Self-Publish Sooner
Self-Publish Sooner (Publishing Missteps)
Well, here we are again: you in the early 80s and me writing about the middle 40s and 50s.  How marvelous that we are...
Aug.20.2009 - 8:30 pm
In response to: Self-Publish Sooner
publishing missteps
Dear Ellen: Yes, I was born in February, 1918, so I'm now on my way to 92. If I had been born in China, I would be on...
Aug.20.2009 - 8:20 pm
In response to: Self-Publish Sooner
publishing missteps
Thanks,  Aberjhani, for the kind words.  How does one join Creative Thinkers International.  Guess I'll have to check...
Jul.30.2009 - 3:23 pm
In response to: THE 1930s, A DIFFERENT ERA?
The 1930s: A different era?
Dear Sue: Thanks for writing. Have you read Barbara Kingsolver's book,"Animal,Vegetable, Miracle"? She...

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About Rhoda

RHODA: HER FIRST NINETY YEARS is an honest and candid memoir of a first generation American woman who was willing to change the direction of her life every twelve years.   Rhoda writes about the emigration of her parents from Rumania to the United States...
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