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Gen X reflections on midlife, running, horses, dogs, money and sometimes politics.
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“It’s time for soft pants.” That’s what she said. The image of Will Ferrell, Christina Aguilera, and Jimmy Fallon twisting it out to the “Tight Pants” song on the Tonight Show popped into my head. I smiled at the thought. Puzzled, I asked, “What are soft pants?” “Oh, you know,” she said. “Like soft pants,” as if that explained everything. “Not hard pants.”<div class="subscription-widget show-subscrib
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