Angst at 50

I'm not sure who first used that phrase: Let's blame Oprah. Who knows, maybe she never said it, but Billy Bob has.

"Brown is the new black and 50 is the new 30."

I don't need this

The idea of "Second Adulthood" popularized by Gail Sheehy's "Passages" work sounds positive.

I've been telling people "I'm just halfway."

"Most of us find ourselves, at 50, in a strange and uncomfortable time warp."

Sounds positive, doesn't it? Well, it gets better. Read the whole first chapter to get the drft of it. Here's an interview.

I found her Web site a bit hookie, but I'm 50.

Maybe she really meant:

"Growing old is not for sissies"

But I found this quote to the most comforting:

"Sure, I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old one day myself."

Now, that was a rare lady.

Some articles in the "30 is the new 50" vein:

Baby boomers create new marketing frontier
Reaching For More
CHASING YOUTH: Cheating the Clock
Zooming Along
Yep, it's true; getting older never looked so darn good
Half A Century and Hotter Than Ever

And some blogs on the same subject:

Whiiiinge
MoorishGirl
Media Cynic
The Cleft of the Rock
Pepper's thoughts on work, inlaws, and life
KANNOS, ETC. BLOG OFF!!
Rich's UEN Blog
Ramblings About Psychotherapy and Life...
For F*ck's Sake