On Vacation Till 2019 – Happy Holidays from South Beach
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G.K. Chesterton on Santa Claus circa 1935
It was Christmas Eve; Santa came down a chimney, or through the window, or down a chimney Santa made himself and then made disappear. He dropped his presents and took his cookies and continued on flying at an impossible speed to take care of the rest of the world's millions of children.
Married, Divorced, and Marrying Again (To each other 50 years later)
Both Lillian Barnes' and Harold Holland's spouses died in 2015. Holland and Barnes saw each other soon after at a family reunion. As Holland put it, they "got to talking, and went to a graduation dinner, and then a Christmas dinner and one thing led to another. I said, 'Well, we should try...
Still Living Together After Divorce?
A new trend among parents who separate or divorce is to continue living together. It's more economical, and if the parents can have a friendly domestic partnership, it's great for the kids.
Patrick, an Oakland resident in his 50s, is still living with his wife in their home of 13...