Open Thread Archives - Senior Planet from AARP https://seniorplanet.org/category/open-thread/ Aging With Attitude Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:14:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://seniorplanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-SYMBOL_RGB_RED-32x32.png Open Thread Archives - Senior Planet from AARP https://seniorplanet.org/category/open-thread/ 32 32 Open Thread: I STILL Want My MTV…and our Fave Music Videos https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-my-mtv/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-my-mtv/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:53:02 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=209132 Video didn't kill the radio star - streaming did. MTV Music Television is no more but our love of music videos remains. What are your faves?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-my-mtv/feed/ 11 Open Thread Update: Being “That Lady” or ‘That Guy” https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-that-lady/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-that-lady/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:01:34 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=202679 Readers share when they became assertive, not invisible, and became "that lady" or "that guy" in the store, in the parking lot, or on the sidewalk. When did you become "that lady" or "that guy"?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-that-lady/feed/ 16 Open Thread Update: Your Must-See TV Favorites https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-tv/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-tv/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:13:02 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=204499 Readers dish about Wonderama, the Apollo 8's Christmas broadcast, and local broadcast cartoons and shows for the holidays and beyond. Do you still watch them? What were your faves?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-tv/feed/ 17 Open Thread Extra: Your Tech Holiday Wish List https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-extra-tech-wish-list/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-extra-tech-wish-list/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:10:47 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=208476 What's on your technology wish list this holiday season? What would you like to see under your tree - and at CES?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-extra-tech-wish-list/feed/ 5 Open Thread: Retail Therapy https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-retail-therapy/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-retail-therapy/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:31:54 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=205154 Retail therapy - especially at holiday time - now means Virge needs a therapist to recover from shopping trips. What are your shopping pet peeves?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-retail-therapy/feed/ 14 Open Thread Update: Your Fave Penny Candies https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-penny-candy/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-penny-candy/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:14:40 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=205395 Red Hot Dollars, Nik-L-Nips and candy necklaces - readers share their fave penny candies. But what about Dad's Root Beer Barrels? Are your faves in our list?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-penny-candy/feed/ 32 Open Thread Update: The Wayback Machine, Music Edition https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-wayback-music/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-wayback-music/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:17:49 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=204203 Songs like "Misty," "Spirit in the Sky" and "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" unlock special moments in readers' lives. What are your musical Wayback Machines?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-wayback-music/feed/ 31 Open Thread Update: A Senior Planet Spooky Film Festival https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-movie-scare/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-movie-scare/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:33:02 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=202561 We asked for your biggest cinema scarefests, and the results are a Senior Planet curated watchlist for Halloween.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-movie-scare/feed/ 24 Open Thread Update: Your Favorite One Hit Wonders https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-favorite-one-hit-wonder/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-favorite-one-hit-wonder/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:11:45 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=191711 Readers give love to one hit wonders like Looking Glass' Brandy and Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum...but missed the ultimate one hit wonder.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-favorite-one-hit-wonder/feed/ 56 Open Thread Update: Morse Code, Cursive and other Outdated Skills https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-outdated-skills/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-outdated-skills/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:04:13 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=199829 When the Zombie Apocalypse comes, we'll be the only ones who can read a paper map, darn a sock, use a slide rule and look terrific in our pin curls.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-outdated-skills/feed/ 61 Open Thread Update: The End of a *Bop TWEE!* Era https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-the-end-of-aol/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-the-end-of-aol/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:49:21 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=198130 Senior Planet readers share their early experiences with dial up...like a $1500 phone bill.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-the-end-of-aol/feed/ 16 Open Thread Update: Your Favorite Online Timewasters https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-timewasters/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-timewasters/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:19:01 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=196592 More readers share their online faves -Reader Ellen plays Scrabble and Reader Robert loves to browse Substack. Do you have a unique online timewaster? Share your picks!

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-timewasters/feed/ 13 Open Thread Update: The Rock Legends We Miss Most https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-not-again/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-not-again/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:04:04 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=196366 One reader still misses his friend Richie Havens, another got the same tattoo as Janis Joplin. Share your connection to a rock legend you still miss!

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-not-again/feed/ 57 Open Thread Update: Your Travel Follies https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-travel-follies/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-travel-follies/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2025 10:31:32 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=194506 Readers submit their own 'travel follies" of mishaps, accidents and slipups during their travels - can you top Reader Jean's experience?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-travel-follies/feed/ 12 Open Thread Update: First Apartments https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-first-apartments/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-first-apartments/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:08:35 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=191605 Readers share their first apartment stories of private entrances and laundry rooms, no AC and unheard of rents. Anyone pay less than... $48 a month?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-first-apartments/feed/ 22 Open Thread Update: Readers Share their Scams https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-a-close-shave/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-a-close-shave/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:12:53 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=192995 Senior Planet readers share their close shaves with Paypal scams, phony phone calls, and debit card trickery, How did you foil a scammer?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-a-close-shave/feed/ 10 Open Thread Update: Your Very First Vinyl Album https://seniorplanet.org/articles-first-vinyl-record/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-first-vinyl-record/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:48:57 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=191602 Readers share their very first vinyl, from Roy Rogers to Pink Floyd; one reader won the 'novelty vinyl" prize with her Huckleberry Hound vinyl - but it was close! Can you top that?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-first-vinyl-record/feed/ 121 Open Thread Update: Stupid Life Lessons https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-stupid-life-lessons/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-stupid-life-lessons/#comments Fri, 30 May 2025 10:47:11 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=189814 Readers share their lessons about losing their cars, the dangers of unlaced shoes and "I put that syrup WHERE?" Add your stupid life lesson!

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-stupid-life-lessons/feed/ 19 Open Thread Update: Who’s in Your Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-rock-and-roll-hof/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-rock-and-roll-hof/#comments Fri, 16 May 2025 10:45:22 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=190350 Who would be on the Mt. Rushmore of Rock and Roll? Readers share their personal Rock Hall of Famers, plus more love for Tommy James and the Shondells.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-rock-and-roll-hof/feed/ 28 Open Thread Update: Your Splurges Revealed https://seniorplanet.org/open-thread-best-financial-decisions/ https://seniorplanet.org/open-thread-best-financial-decisions/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2025 10:48:12 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=189816 Readers share their splurges and the stories behind them: bring on the jumbo shrimp, ice cream sandwiches and bracelets! Share your splurge!

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/open-thread-best-financial-decisions/feed/ 12 Open Thread: How Do You Disconnect? https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-quiet-please/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-quiet-please/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:03:55 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=186984 How - and how much - do you disconnect when you need a digital detox from all the emails, texts, calls and notifications?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-quiet-please/feed/ 3 Open Thread Update: Readers Share their “Dream Apps” https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-new-apps/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-new-apps/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:44:44 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=187216 An app that takes your fridge's inventory and makes your shopping list? Or one that coordinates your to do list with the weather? Readers share their “dream apps.”

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-new-apps/feed/ 23 Open Thread Update: Your Fashion Follies Revealed! https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-fashion-follies/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-fashion-follies/#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:36:08 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=185444 Readers describe their fashion follies - wedding gowns, Laura Ashley dresses, racoon coats and more - they'll never discard no matter what. What are yours?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-fashion-follies/feed/ 10 Open Thread Update: Share Your Wayback Machine https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-wayback/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-wayback/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2025 11:03:42 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=177817 From looking at old family cookbooks to hitting the sheets, readers share the personal Wayback Machines that make them feel young. How about you?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-wayback/feed/ 17 Open Thread: New Year’s Hopes and Resolutions https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-new-years-tech-rez/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-new-years-tech-rez/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2025 11:18:33 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=184081 Virge reveals her tech New Year's Resolutions and offers a solution to others in the same position.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-new-years-tech-rez/feed/ 4 Open Thread: Best Gift EVER https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-best-gift-ever/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-best-gift-ever/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:06:33 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=182233 Holiday gift giving and receiving is a double-edged sword, but Virge discovers the secret behind The Best Gift Ever. What was your best gift ever?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-best-gift-ever/feed/ 4 Open Thread Update: What’s Your Future Tech Wish? https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-future-tech-wish/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-future-tech-wish/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:06:54 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=180565 Readers share their dreams for better hearing technologies, quieter TVs, home robotics and fewer updates. What's your dream technology? Let us know and we'll look for them at CES!

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-future-tech-wish/feed/ 31 Open Thread Update: Your Silly Kid Beliefs https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-kid-beliefs/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-kid-beliefs/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:36:40 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=176646 Virge thought Santa Claus squeezed in through the radiator. What silly thing did you believe as a kid - about Santa or anything else?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-kid-beliefs/feed/ 15 Open Thread Update Update: And the Word of the Year Is…. https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-word-of-the-year-is/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-word-of-the-year-is/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:51:56 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=181184 The experts have spoken!  Virge reveals the official word of the year as well as your picks for the most apt word for 2024.  

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-ai/feed/ 3 Open Thread Update: Brush with the Unknown https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-brush-unknown/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-brush-unknown/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:36:10 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=158662 Readers detail ghostly visitors, premonitions, and goodbyes from someone who crossed over. Share your brush with the supernatural.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-brush-unknown/feed/ 15 Open Thread Update: Whatever Happened To….? https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-whatever-happened-to/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-whatever-happened-to/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:05:34 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=177553 Whatever happened to Woolworths? What holiday store windows do you miss? Did you ever vote for Miss Rheingold? Readers share their fave iconic brands.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-whatever-happened-to/feed/ 36 Open Thread Update: Who’s Your Oldest Friend? https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-old-friends/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-old-friends/#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:11:06 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=174313 Are you in the '70 plus club'? Did you meet in second grade? Readers share the stories of their first or oldest friendships.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-old-friends/feed/ 39 Open Thread Update: Your Earliest Memories! https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-your-earliest-memory/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-your-earliest-memory/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:07:09 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=175227 Readers share their earliest memories of imaginary friends, parental love, disasters and triumphs. What's yours?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-your-earliest-memory/feed/ 30 Open Thread Update: Dumbest “Smart” Technology https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-dumb-smart-tech/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-dumb-smart-tech/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:08:58 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=173244 Does your phone tell you when your cat uses the litterbox? Do you miss paper instruction manuals? Readers dish about the 'smart tech" that is really...dumb.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-dumb-smart-tech/feed/ 14 Open Thread Update: Readers Brushes with Fame https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-brush-with-fame/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-brush-with-fame/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:36:46 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=169983 Virge shared an elevator with David Bowie, and readers have kissed Jimi Hendrix and danced with Al Pacino. What's your brush with fame?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-brush-with-fame/feed/ 36 Open Thread Update: What Makes You Happy? https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-makes-happy/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-makes-happy/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:39:28 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=169828 Is it 'Vitamin G?" Chocolate? Music? Crafts? What works for you when you need a lift? Readers share their joys - share yours!

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-makes-happy/feed/ 40 Open Thread Update: Your “I Was There” Moment https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-i-was-there-when/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-i-was-there-when/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:20:34 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=169931 From Woodstock to Alaskan Statehood to witnessing a future music icon, readers share their favorite "I was there!" moments....what's yours?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-i-was-there-when/feed/ 18 Open Thread Update: How Did Senior Planet Change Your Life? https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-sp-changed-life/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-sp-changed-life/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:57:30 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=170863 Readers add their stories of community, creativity and fitness with Senior Planet. Is your story about making friends at Lunch and Learn? Performing at an online Open Mic? Graduating at a Senior Planet walk-in center? Tell us!

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-sp-changed-life/feed/ 18 Open Thread Update: What’s Your Old School Tech? https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-old-school-technology/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-old-school-technology/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:12:11 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=168885 Readers share their vintage tech , like manual typewriters, VHS players, rotary phones and a unique Farberware item circa 1970. What's the oldest technology you own?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-old-school-technology/feed/ 18 Open Thread: It’s Not You! https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-its-not-you/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-its-not-you/#comments Sun, 19 May 2024 10:05:04 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=167224 Hey fellow digital immigrants! Sometimes when tech goes wrong, it's not you - it's just your misconceptions about technology....and about yourself! 

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-its-not-you/feed/ 6 Open Thread Update: Old School Slang https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-old-school-slang/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-old-school-slang/#comments Fri, 17 May 2024 10:36:41 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=167061 Cool beans? Wassup? "That's dope?" Yeet? Rizz? Flex? Learn about new slang and share your old favorites.

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-old-school-slang/feed/ 22 Open Thread Update: Celebrity Generation Gap https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-celebrity-age-gap/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-celebrity-age-gap/#comments Fri, 03 May 2024 10:13:39 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=167058 "Who is Janis Joplin?" Readers share their best 'celebrity generation gap' stories. Can you top "Who's John Wayne?"

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-celebrity-age-gap/feed/ 14 Open Thread: April Fool! https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-april-fool/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-april-fool/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:10:13 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=167016 Are we ever too old for a good April Fool's prank? Share yours - as pranker or prankee!

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-april-fool/feed/ 2 Open Thread Update: Favorite Frugal Hacks! https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-frugal-hacks/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-frugal-hacks/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:59:29 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=166754 Readers share their frugal hacks to save cash on pet food, clothing, and more — but the top tip is the simplest one of all. Try it!

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-frugal-hacks/feed/ 32 Open Thread Update: Your First Jobs https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-first-jobs/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-first-jobs/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:31:57 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=165325 Galley hand? Switchboard operator? Vegetable girl? Readers share their very first job experience and their first boss — what's yours?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-first-jobs/feed/ 29 Open Thread Update: Favorite Things About Aging https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-favorite-aging/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-favorite-aging/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:15:43 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=163136 Is it freedom from the rat race? Being comfortable in your own skin? No more people pleasing? Readers share the best things about getting older; what's yours?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-favorite-aging/feed/ 22 Open Thread Update: Late in Life Habits https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-late-habits/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-late-habits/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:08:01 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=163928 Wordle, exercise, Happy Hours - readers share the late in life habits that improve their quality of life. What are yours?

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]]> https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-late-habits/feed/ 17 Open Thread Update: Advice to Your Younger Selves https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-advice-younger/ https://seniorplanet.org/articles-open-thread-advice-younger/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:40:40 +0000 https://seniorplanet.org/?p=160943 Readers give advice to Younger You - stay true to yourself, take chances, and more. What would you tell Younger You?

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