Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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Retirement

Retirement

“I am over fifty.”

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Jen Deaderick
May 19, 2024
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I’m a member of AARP. Of course. They send you a card when you turn fifty. I am over fifty. Hard to believe, I know, what with my youthful looks and attitude.

AARP stands for American Association of Retired Persons, but they never go by that name now, just by the initials. They need to appeal to Generation X now, and we’ve never thought we’d be able to …

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