Maintaining connections with other people is a major factor in optimal aging. In this section, a number of contributors share their ideas and research on maintaining healthy relationships and establishing new ones.
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Standing at 86th, Waiting for a Train by Garrison Keillor
Why I'm Looking Forward to November by Garrison Keillor
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A Week in Kansas and Missouri by Garrison Keillor
Intersections: Reflections on Faith & Life by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Walking a Crowded Street in Gratitude by Garrison Keillor
Listen Up, He Says, and He Means It by Garrison Keillor
It's Summertime! by Leona Bergstrom
She and I and You and Us, All Watching TV by Garrison Keillor
Good Isn't Good Enough, Seek Perfection by Garrison Keillor
More Than One Million Americans Report Ukrainian Ancestry by US Census Bureau Staff
A Weekend in the Wilds of Connecticut by Garrison Keillor
Blessed Are the Meek for They Shall Inheirit a Shirt by Garrison Keillor
The Meaning of Life as it Dawned on Me the Other Night by Garrison Keillor
Nobody Asked, But I'll Tell You Anyway by Garrison Keillor
What Mac & Cheese Means to Me by Garrison Keillor
It's a Wonderful (Amazing) Life! by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Women's History Month by US Census Bureau Staff
In the Bleak Midwinter (revisited) by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Through the Years by James N. Watkins
My Mother Told Me and Now I''ll Tell You by Garrison Keillor
A Man Walking Through a Big City Snowstorm by Garrison Keillor
Meditation While Waiting for Coffee to Brew by Garrison Keillor
100 Ways to Improve Your Life by The Saturday Magazine staff / The Guardian
You Make Me Happy When Skies are Gray by Garrison Keillor
The Hart of America by U.S. Census Bureau staff
Welcome to When's Day by Greg Asimakoupoulos
It's Time for Americans to Buy Less Stuff by Terry Nguyen / Vox
The Last Post by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Challenges and Chances of Change by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Civil Civilizations by Dan Seagren
An Abbreviated World Census by Dan Seagren
Where Are My Keys? by Dan Seagren
I've Had the Same Supper for 10 Years by Wilf Davies / The Guardian
Wake Up Call by Dan Seagren
City Slickers by Dan Seagren
Stars in the Sky by Dan Seagren
Wonderful Words submitted by Stu Johnson
Life Matters by James N. Watkins
Facts and Fakes by Dan Seagren
Who's to Blame? by Ken Potts
A Toast to the Promised Land by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The State of My Conflicted Heart by Greg Asimakoupoulos
All Wants Aren't Created the Same by Ken Potts
Our Leisure World by Dan Seagren
From Womb to Tomb by James N. Watkins
Dreams and Nightmares by Dan Seagren
Whatever the Weather by Greg Asimakoupoulos
I Remember When by Dan Seagren
Stewardship by Stu Johnson
Food, Glorious Food! by Stu Johnson
Lighten Up! by Stu Johnson
Let's Hear it for Moms and Pops by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Gospel According to Fast-Food by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Home Sweet Home by Dan Seagren
Let's Hear It for Culture by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Farmer Dan by Dan Seagren
Innovation by Dan Seagren
Cultural Changes by Dan Seagren
La La Land is More Than a Movie by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Let's Seize the Day by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Moments by Dan Seagren
Antiquity by Dan Seagren
August by Dan Seagren
A Star-Spangled Anthem by Greg Asimakoupoulos
March Madness by Wes Wick
The Death of Common Sense by Dan Seagren
Junk by Dan Seagren
Twenty-One Pilgrimages by Dan Seagren
Unintended Consequences - Part 1 by Stu Johnson
Unintended Consequences - Part 2 by Stu Johnson
Reminicing by Dan Seagren
Clogged Drains by Dan Seagren
The Game of Life by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Any Resemblance? by Dan Seagren
Senior Moments Self-Examined by Dan Seagren
Either/Or by Dan Seagren
Time to Remember by Dan Seagren
Regrets by Dan Seagren
April Fool's Day is Here Again by Dan Seagren
Bilingualism by Dan Seagren
Pinchtown by Dan Seagren
Dreams: A Poem by Dan Seagren
Remembering the Past by Dan Seagren
Turning the Clock Back by Dan Seagren
Love Does! by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Once Upon a Time by Dan Seagren
My Mailman by Dan Seagren
Goodbye Abby! by Greg Asimakoupoulos
I Resolve to Resolve by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Mailman by Dan Seagren
A Hymn for the City by Greg Asimakoupoulos
What If? by Dan Seagren
Ameri-I-CAN by Greg Asimakoupoulos
A Prodigal Nation by Greg Asimakoupoulos
What's in a Name by Dan Seagren
Road Rage on Wall Street by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Speed Kings by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Trivia by Dan Seagren
Happy Birthday, Mr. President by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Reflections from Poet's Cove by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Giving Game by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Why Birthdays are a Gift by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Fiber with a Flair by Greg Asimakoupoulos
What's Happened to Civility? by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Confronting Taller Ants by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Baristas are Bartenders Too by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Turkeyville by Dan Seagren
Report Cards by Dan Seagren
What Happened to Civility? by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Let's Hear it for Vacations by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Let's Hear it for Reunion Nametags! by Greg Asimakoupoulos
To Those of Us Born 1925-1975 by Dan Seagren
Let's Give Our Thumbs a Hand by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Recalling My Ordination Day by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Advisory Capacity by Dan Seagren
June Bug by Dan Seagren
Let Freedom Ring! by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Thoughts ny Natalie Ray
O Canada (revisited) by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Put a Blue Light in Your Window by Greg Asimakoupoulos
My Imaginary Journey by Dan Seagren
Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Whine Flu by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Obsolete by Dan Seagren
A Labor of Love by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Facing America's Moral Erosion by Greg Asimakoupoulos
A Sentimental Journey by Greg Asimakoupoulos
My Big Fat Greek Name by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Barbie at 50 by Greg Asimakoupoulos
A New Year's Dance-a-Thon by Greg Asimakoupoulos
A Call for Compassion by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Next Generation by Dan Seagren
I Really Said That? by Dan Seagren
I Have a Dream (Then and Now) by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Bikers for Justice by Dan Seagren
Softsoap and Soft-Soap by Dan Seagren
Acronyms by Dan Seagren
Baby Talk by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Halves and the Halve-Nots by Greg Asimakoupoulos
A Kind Word About Libraries by Dan Seagren
Dropping Out by Dan Seagren
The Deceiving Beauty of Autumn Leaves by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Finally Home by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Heat is On by Greg Asimakoupoulos
I'm Looking Over a Three-Leaf Clover by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Honor: A Worthy Attribute by Dan Seagren
Pet Peeves by Dan Seagren
Survivor Lessons by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Richest Kind by Greg Asimakoupoulos
My Spell Checker by Dan Seagren
FIFO and LILO —FIFO and LILO by Dan Seagren
Innocence by Dan Seagren
Pets by Dan Seagren
The Dog Days of Summer are Barking by Greg Asimakoupoulos