1 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Is Surfing a Sport? With local surfers enjoying so much competitive success, a new book reminds us that there’s more to surfing than winning. By Jake Howard “I have…
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX On Life and Love after 50: Dateline: Dublin, Ireland By Tom Blake Greta and I just completed a 10-day land tour around Ireland. We joined 25 other people from the U.S. and one man from…
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX On Life and Love After 50: It’s Time to Go By Tom Blake It’s hard to believe that almost a year has passed since my partner, Greta, and I departed on an 82-day cruise to…
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX A Living-Apart Together Relationship (LAT) May Be the Perfect Arrangement On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake At age 78, Judy (not her real name) is confused about her relationship. She asked for advice….
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX On Life and Love after 50: A Nine-Year Ordeal Coming to an End By Tom Blake In 1976, Neil Diamond co-wrote the song “Dry Your Eyes,” with Robbie Robertson of The Band. Robertson was the producer of Diamond’s…
0 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: Should Single Seniors Make List of Qualities They Seek In A Mate? By Tom Blake I’ve often received comments from senior singles regarding the wisdom of making a list of qualities they seek in a mate. This…
0 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: Long-Distance Dating a Challenge for Seniors By Tom Blake In my previous article, I wrote about a widower, age 75, whose wife passed away two years ago. He’s trying online dating…
0 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: A Senior Seeks Dating Advice at Dana Point Deli By Tom Blake When I owned Tutor and Spunky’s Deli for 25 years on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point, it became a gathering place…
0 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: An Evening with Rosanne Cash By Tom Blake South Orange County seniors often ask for suggestions on how to add variety to their social routines. I can now recommend a…
1 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: Mission Accomplished in Pago Pago, American Samoa By Tom Blake My partner, Greta, and I disembarked from the Holland America cruise ship M.S. Amsterdam at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 21, in…
0 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: Australia, 10 Days of Wonderment By Tom Blake Over the past few issues, I’ve shared with you details of an 82-day cruise through Asia that my partner, Greta, and I…
0 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: Having a Sling in Singapore before Noon By Tom Blake I never drink alcohol before noon, and the thought of drinking something stronger than beer or wine before that time is even…
0 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: Shanghai—A Dynamic, Booming City By Tom Blake My partner Greta and I are on an 82-day cruise in Asia. After spending two days in the Tianjin/Beijing area, highlighted by…
0 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: The People You Meet Aboard Ship on a Cruise By Tom Blake In my previous column, I wrote about an 82-day Grand Asia and Pacific cruise that my life partner, Greta, and I are…
0 SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines On Life and Love after 50: It’s Time to Go: Grand Asia & Pacific Cruise By Tom Blake Reality hit me this week when a FedEx driver came to the front door of our Dana Point home and picked up…
