An interesting article in Newsweek this week speaks to the growing number of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) retirement communities in America. Although the article throws around the commonplace “LGBT” tag, it really only discusses lesbian and gay communities and makes no mention of other orientations. Either way, there are now 25, apparently, though they don’t typically disallow non-LGBT people (and in most cases it’s not legal to do so anyway). There’s some interesting insight in the article. A couple of gay friends of mine recently mentioned the idea of gay/straight retirement communities to me, and I was surprised only because I hadn’t heard of them. I wouldn’t imagine that when my generation grows older it would be an issue to co-mingle, but I suppose in any generation there will might be discrimination, and LGBT people may prefer to just keep it simple. Either way, check out the article!

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In the last of the Old Stories series, George recalls how he met his wife on a blind date and married her within three months before shipping back out with the marines.

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Just a fun note from the day: a couple celebrates their 60th wedding anniversary by being treated to the same price as their night stay at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on the night of their honeymoon.

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An article at the University of Texas at Dallas’ website yesterday tells the story of 90-year-old Helen Small, who has just now graduated with her Master of Science degree in Psychological Sciences from the distinguished university, known for its excellence in that very field. I encourage y’all to check it out –- from the sound of it, Helen is truly an inspiration for living life to the fullest into one’s later years. I’ll need to brush up on my undergrad neuroscience so that if she and I meet up we’ve got a few things to talk about! Thanks to my friend Flora for pointing me to this article about her classmate.

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In the latest Old Stories, Ceil relives a rat race between a customer’s wife and mistress that she had to do while working at her clothing boutique.

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In this Old Stories, Helen shares her experiences as a fashion coordinator for Escada, preparing for exotic shows and working for some of the best dressed in Dallas.

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In the latest Old Stories, Patsy revisits the times when the farmlands where she lived in Washington would snow over and her dad would harness the horses to a sleigh to take her to her one-room school, picking up the teacher along the way.

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In this Old Stories, Laverne recalls her time working on the Dallas school board, where she overcame a little bit of implicit gender discrimination.

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In this Old Stories, Roberta tells about how almost every night, when her husband would get back from the late shift at work, they used to go to their favorite drive-in late-night-dining spot and share fried chicken and french fries.

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In the latest Old Stories, Sam tells the story of spying on a female boarder having a middle-of-the-night adulterous tryst at his house when he was young.

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