tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post2878810117526926111..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: Life Begins at Sixty: Beating Time at its own GameMarta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-33238453162978730772008-05-12T11:40:00.000-04:002008-05-12T11:40:00.000-04:00Thanks, everyone, for stopping by and commenting. ...Thanks, everyone, for stopping by and commenting. We hope Carolyn will come back soon to post another gem. ;o)Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-77813603623928541872008-05-12T11:31:00.000-04:002008-05-12T11:31:00.000-04:00As always, you are an inspiration and a wellspring...As always, you are an inspiration and a wellspring of the "can-do" attitude so important for success. 58 myself, just 3 years into my brave new world golden years career as an author, I thank you once again for who you are and what you do. Great post!<BR/><BR/>Marvin D. Wilson, AuthorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-22811481753024300292008-05-11T10:28:00.000-04:002008-05-11T10:28:00.000-04:00Carolyn, Thanks for a great article. We've had thi...Carolyn, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great article. We've had this discussion before. I'm a generation younger, but grew up in the South. Interestingly, I feel as if your story was mine (in many ways) and heard the same messages.<BR/><BR/>Although, I agree...yes, things have and are changing.<BR/><BR/>My wish is for all women and men to follow their hearts!Allyn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836010593995404252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-17126259761451224012008-05-11T09:46:00.000-04:002008-05-11T09:46:00.000-04:00Nina, I agree with what you've said. I've seen it ...Nina, I agree with what you've said. I've seen it too. I recall when I was in high school the boys were given a wide range of career opportunities to consider. We girls we nudged in the direction of, nursing, teaching, or home economics. <BR/><BR/>I know of one girl in our class who became a lawyer, but she's the exception and not the rule.<BR/><BR/>Our children (a daughter 22, and a son 19) are both in college and because of our experiences growing up, we've made it a point to encourage them to dream and dream big. Thankfully it's a new age.Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-38094076597553332102008-05-11T08:57:00.000-04:002008-05-11T08:57:00.000-04:00I'm 55, Carolyn. One thing I've notice about women...I'm 55, Carolyn. One thing I've notice about women just a little bit ahead of me on life's pathway, including colleagues, friends, and a sister who's older by 7 years, is a tendency many still have to deny that they, personally, could possibly have experienced discrimination. When I talk about it as the fact of our lives that it was, and sometimes still is, they try to shush me as if I'm telling a mortifying secret to the world. In private the same woman may admit that she, too, went through being limited by cultural expectations (in which she sometimes participated without even thinking about it); but in public, they're afraid to talk about it. I wonder why that is?<BR/><BR/>I was the only woman in my college accounting classes, often. As a student teacher (teaching for me was "going into the family business"), I had to argue with the dean to get assigned to Bookkeeping and Business Law after being automatically assigned to teach Typing and Shorthand. That dean's first name was Jacqueline...for me this is still the hardest part. The collaboration, to use a real hot button word.<BR/><BR/>You are an inspiration, my dear!<BR/><BR/>Best as always,<BR/><BR/>NinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-72251838168501443902008-05-11T00:07:00.000-04:002008-05-11T00:07:00.000-04:00Thank you so much Aaron and Marta. I am proud to b...Thank you so much Aaron and Marta. I am proud to be part of your blog. You do a great job. Put a big smile on my face.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Carolyn Howard-Johnson<BR/>www.howtodoitfrugally.comCarolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-427235848919135262008-05-10T10:42:00.000-04:002008-05-10T10:42:00.000-04:00Carolyn, well-done! Well-said, too. I believe our ...Carolyn, well-done! Well-said, too. I believe our greatest accomplishment in life is to just allow ourselves to "be".<BR/>Best, KimKim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933746166088034102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-22365715616300579872008-05-10T08:33:00.000-04:002008-05-10T08:33:00.000-04:00Carolyn, I'm 53 and started my writing career in 2...Carolyn, I'm 53 and started my writing career in 2003 so I too look forward to another lifetime ahead of me!! Of couse, I could relate to everything you mentioned, but I especially like this line:<BR/><BR/>"I also really like being proof that a new life can start lateāor that it is never too late to revive a dream."<BR/><BR/>Ditto, ditto, ditto!Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-20162585069639007302008-05-10T08:26:00.000-04:002008-05-10T08:26:00.000-04:00Carolyn, even though I'm on the husband's side of ...Carolyn, even though I'm on the husband's side of this life journey, I am right with you in philosophy. I'm 55, and plan to finish 100 mysteries by the time I die. That shouldn't be too hard, right? Just a couple a year til I'm 100. Heck, I've already got 12 down. Only 88 more to go! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for a lovely article - I'm sure many of our readers will relate and take comfort in it.Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.com