Mature Dating: Passel of Jerry Lewis movies now on DVD
Vince Staten I got an e-mail last week from a friend I hadn't talked to since high school.I'd written a note for my hometown newspaper about her mom, my old algebra teacher, who had died, and she sent me a note of appreciation. She began her e-mail, as anyone would if they hadn't talked to the recipient in 40 years: "I don't know if you remember me …"I shot an e-mail back that began: "Not...
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Technology helps seniors find new romantic partners
Jack Luizzi guesses he's dated 50 women since his wife died five years ago - and the retired Sears Roebuck manager considers that a slack pace.Beckoned by a lavish buffet of Internet dating sites, Luizzi, 75, can sound like a teen-age boy who has crept into the girls' locker room."I specify women between 58 and 75, and they'll come up with 25 pages of women. Ten to a page!" says Luizzi, a slight man with a roguish smile and a...
Mature Dating: Locals prove Internet is promising way to soul-search
By Melissa Knific Advocate Reporter When Andrea Riffle began playing poker online a few years ago, she didn't imagine it would lead to her king of hearts.On Saturday, the 39-year-old will move from her home in Heath to Wenatchee, Wash., -- a distance of nearly 2,400 miles -- to marry a man she met in an Internet chat room."Joel was just very down to earth and honest," Riffle said, remembering how he stood out among others she had met on the...
Mature Dating: Sisters savour second lives: There's magic in accepting who they are
The bride wore a pale pink, three-piece dress, brightened by festive crystals on the bodice. The student minister performing the ceremony (with help from an ordained colleague) was her 'baby' sister. The matron of honour -- the middle sister of the female sibling trio -- could not help thinking what good material this would be for her 50 Plus column. Yes, I'm shamelessly using a family event to mirror certain realities of fiftysomething life in the late...
Mature Dating: HEADING FOR HOME BAKER'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE RED SOX' FARM SYSTEM COULD TAKE HIM FROM WESTERN MASS. TO FENWAY PARK
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The heat index is over 100 degrees. Another day, another stop on this bottom rung of steps toward The Show.Here at Municipal Stadium, only the diehard fans and regulars are willing to come out to see the Hagerstown Suns battle the Augusta GreenJackets in a Single A South Atlantic League game. The GreenJackets arrived after an all-night bus ride from Asheville, N.C. They will stay two more days before getting back on the bus for the 9-hour trip back to Augusta, Ga It...
