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Closing the Circle
I walk with someone who has an apple watch, and she monitors her time by “closing the circle” on an app. There are colorful concentric...
Susan Birmingham Brooks
Dec 20, 20202 min read
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Exploding Bras and Other Pandemic Ponderings
Someone sent me a video of a 94-year-old woman telling the story about a bra her mother bought for her. It was inflatable and she set it...
Susan Birmingham Brooks
Dec 14, 20202 min read
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All the Single Ladies
MassMutual Insurance Company had a financial program for women called “Never Kissed a Frog, Never Had To”. That always got a laugh, but...
Susan Birmingham Brooks
Dec 6, 20202 min read
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Never too young for advanced directives
This is a very informative article about the importance of advanced directives in these uncertain times written by Asha Shajahan, M.D....
Asha Shajahan, M.D.
Dec 3, 20201 min read
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American Food
“What’s an American food?” Bing asked me. Good question. Never thought about it. Hot dogs? Hamburgers? Turkey at Thanksgiving? In the...
Susan Birmingham Brooks
Nov 29, 20202 min read
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Three Funerals and a Wedding
This was to be a light hearted story as a play on the movie, Three Weddings and a Funeral. But perhaps like that movie, I can’t avoid the...
Susan Birmingham Brooks
Nov 22, 20203 min read
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Estate Planning: Maybe this year?
Something like 60% of Americans have no estate planning documents. That figure can be as high as 70% if a younger demographic is added,...
Susan Birmingham Brooks
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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Who do you call?
I know, the ghostbusters. But really, if something happens to you – especially in the middle of the night – who would you call? First...
Susan Birmingham Brooks
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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A Tale of Two Countries
In July of 2012 I left for the Philippines to serve with the Peace Corps. I knew very little about the country except that it was on the...
Susan Birmingham Brooks
Nov 9, 20203 min read
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