Lead contributor Greg Asimakoupoulos expresses his perspective on current events and life in general through verse. We have used Greg's weekly expressions since SeniorLifesytle began in 2006 and borrowed (with permission) the "Rhymes & Reasons" title used on the Partial Observer website where his work still appears.
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Why I'm Looking Forward to November by Garrison Keillor
(My World October 20, 2023)
It's hard to ignore reality for long. I don't see much hope for Congress in this regard—when you elect people who are anti-government to govern, you must reap the whirlwind—but I see it happening to Taylor Swift.
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Baseball
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Hopes & Dreams
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Memories
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Optimal Aging
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Politics
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Popular Culture
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Seasons
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Writing
Listen Up, He Says, and He Means It by Garrison Keillor
(My World October 13, 2022)
I believe that if you want to see America clearly, don't read the paper, go to a state fair…
Topics:
Attitudes
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Character, Integrity
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Diversity & Pluralism
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Hopes & Dreams
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Memories
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Optimal Aging
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Politics
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Popular Culture
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Relationships
It's Summertime! by Leona Bergstrom
(My World July 22, 2022)
It's fun to remember summers past, but there's still much to look forward to now…
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Hopes & Dreams
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Memories
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Opportunity
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Optimal Aging
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Seasons
Nobody Asked, But I'll Tell You Anyway by Garrison Keillor
(My World May 12, 2022)
I’m a Midwesterner, suspicious of medals and titles. I only care what my readers think. I only want to be known by my own…
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Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography)
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Circumstances, Life Events
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Contentment, Satsifaction
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Lifestyle, General
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Memories
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Personal Issues
What Mac & Cheese Means to Me by Garrison Keillor
(My World April 28, 2022)
The beauty of old age is giving up the pursuit of evildoers and simply enjoying lunch, which my faithful companion and I did yesterday at an old beloved café that still has macaroni and cheese on the menu…
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Contentment, Satsifaction
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Food & Nuitrition
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Memories
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Relationships
My Mother Told Me and Now I''ll Tell You by Garrison Keillor
(My World January 20, 2022)
The days are getting longer and the skies are brighter. . . that is a good thing…
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Advice, Guidance & Mentoring
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Memories
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Relationships
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Seasons
City Slickers by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments May 24, 2020)
Memories of growing up in the city, with summers on the farm…
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Family
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History
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Language, Meaning
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Lifestyle, General
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Memories
I Remember When by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments July 22, 2018)
I got a nickel a week allowance…and other things found only in memories…
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History
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Memories
Food, Glorious Food! by Stu Johnson
(My World January 30, 2018)
Memories and reflections on one of God's gifts to us…
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Cooking
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Food & Nuitrition
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History
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Lifestyle, General
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Memories
Lighten Up! by Stu Johnson
(My World January 23, 2018)
Memories of winter fun, injecting laughter and humor in your life…
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Contentment, Satsifaction
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Humor
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Lifestyle, General
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Memories
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Optimal Aging
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Recreation
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Weather
Home Sweet Home by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments August 6, 2017)
A flood of memories from a trip to my boyhood home…
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Change
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Friends & Neighbnors
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Memories
Farmer Dan by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments June 11, 2017)
There is something special about farming…take it from a city slicker…
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Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography)
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Change
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Lifestyle, General
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Memories
Cultural Changes by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments April 2, 2017)
Since I was born in 1927, there have been a few changes in our culture…
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Change
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History
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Memories
Moments by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments December 4, 2016)
We all have them…which are your most memorable?…
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Memories
Junk by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments December 13, 2015)
Downsizing means decisions and senior moments…
Topics:
Change
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Choices and Decision Making
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Material Goods, Materialism
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Memories
Reminicing by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments October 25, 2015)
A box full of memories…
Topics:
Memories
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Travel
Any Resemblance? by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments January 18, 2015)
Starting 2015 with a column written years ago about Geritol…
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Advice, Guidance & Mentoring
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Memories
Time to Remember by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments August 17, 2014)
August may be one of those months with few memorable events to celebrate…
Topics:
Family
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Memories
Pinchtown by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments February 2, 2014)
Learning about our community…
Topics:
Memories
Remembering the Past by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments June 23, 2013)
Many of us probably would like to forget the past. Or at least some of it.…
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Memories
Turning the Clock Back by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments March 31, 2013)
Yes, I can turn our grandmother clock back. So, why can't we turn our calendar back? …
Topics:
Change
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Ethics & Morality
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Memories
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Trends
My Mailman by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments February 17, 2013)
Strange. I can remember things seventy-five years ago but after a couple weeks absence, I had to think twice…
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Memories
What If? by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments October 21, 2012)
A small booklet ended up on my desk. It sat there, staring at me until I opened it. The title? What if It's True? …
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Choices and Decision Making
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Education
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Memories
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Science & Technology
Happy Birthday, Mr. President by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons August 7, 2011)
What were you doing when Obama was born?…
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Birthdays & Annivesaries
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Memories
Let's Hear it for Reunion Nametags! by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons August 1, 2010)
Reflections at a 40-year high school reunion…
Topics:
Education
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Memories
To Those of Us Born 1925-1975 by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments July 18, 2010)
To all the kids who survived the 1930s, '40s, '50s, '60s, and '70s!!…
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History
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Memories
Recalling My Ordination Day by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons June 27, 2010)
It's more than pressing redial on my iPhone…
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Faith
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Memories