When I was a child, my parents were terrorized by what they referred to as “New Math” which was what my generation was taught in school. They had no idea what “carry the 1” meant. In recent years, we’ve developed another baffling “new math”– age denial math. 30 is the new 20. 20 is still the old 20. 40 is the new 30. 50 is the new 40. 60 is the...

At 55, I realize that there’s no way I am going to look years younger. Looking years younger takes lots of time – and lots of money. Those brown spots on my face from the decades prior to sunscreen aren’t going away with fade creams. Fine, I’ll have a doctor laser them off. The sticker shock sends me running for the concealer. I have half the hair I...