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WHAT I REALLY KNOW ABOUT BATHING SUIT SEASON: SHOPPING FOR SUITS AT 74 June 27: About 50 years ago, I was living on a small island called Jersey and had a different bikini for each day of
the week. At 74, I am looking for something a bit more modest. YOUR PARENT JUST DIED? YOUR LIFE MAY GET BETTER, SAYS AUTHOR JEANNE SAFER August 11: Safer, author of _Death Benefits_, is the
bearer of good news you probably don’t want to hear: “The death of your parents can be the best thing that ever happens to you.” ARE RETIREES BREAKING THEIR SOCIAL CONTRACT? AN INTERVIEW
WITH ANDREW D. BLECHMAN May 27: The author of _Leisureville: Adventures in America’s Retirement Utopias_ chats with AARP Bulletin Today about why retirees choose age-segregated communities.
WHAT I REALLY KNOW ABOUT LETTER WRITING: THE LOVE LETTER April: Today’s kids, born with phones sticking out of their ears, can’t possibly understand the joy of getting a letter – especially
a love letter. BOOK EXCERPT: _LEISUREVILLE: ADVENTURES IN AMERICA’S RETIREMENT UTOPIAS_ May 27: “Isn’t it nice?” she asks. “People call it ‘Disney for adults,’ and I’m beginning to
understand why. It’s like being on a permanent vacation.” WHAT I REALLY KNOW ABOUT BATHING SUIT SEASON: DON’T GIVE A DARN May 16: Most of us are too happy about being healthy enough to
swim—in our bathing suits or anything else we darn please—to worry about how we’ll look doing it. WHAT I REALLY KNOW ABOUT BATHING SUIT SEASON: SUN SCARS June 13: I hope my daughters and
granddaughters do all they possibly can to preserve the glow of their own fresh, healthy skin during the bathing suit seasons of their lives. WHAT I REALLY KNOW ABOUT TELLING JOKES: I’M A
STANDUP COMIC August 15: My last date took me to a coffeehouse and gave me $20. He said, “Get whatever you want.” And I got a cab and went home.__ WHAT I REALLY KNOW ABOUT BATHING SUIT
SEASON: FOR ANY SEASON OF LIFE June 20: Youth culture will not order my life! I have come to understand that all have a right to enjoy bathing suit season—in any season of life. THE NEXT
PRESIDENT FACES UNAVOIDABLE TAX OPTIONS March 27: The next president will face an exploding budget deficit in desperate need of revenue and an ongoing need for fairness. There are options,
but postponing a decision is not one of them. _Illustrations: Woman - Corbis; light bulb - Corbis_