BY Billie Best
Health
My Dog Is Always Happy I’m taking happy lessons from my dog, Pete. He doesn’t look that smart when he’s hopping through the grass after a frisbee but sit him do…
Author: Billie Best
Billie Best writes the blog Beyond 60 — Loving Life, Staying Relevant at billiebest.com. Her memoir titled "How I Made a Huge Mess of My Life (or Couples Therapy with a Dead Man)" and her collection of essays “I Could Be Wrong” are both available on Amazon.com.
BY Billie Best
Health
When my husband realized he had only a few months to live he told me he thought we should plan his death like a wedding because it was just as important. Yes, I wa…
BY Billie Best
Health
Happiness And Biology A little late, but Happy New Year! I know. The salutation feels trite after the ordeal of 2021, but here we are. We survived. This isn’t…
BY Billie Best
Life
Meetings Upon Meetings I think people are more civilized in church basements. Maybe it’s the aroma of bad coffee and instant cookies, breath…
BY Billie Best
Food & Drink
Cooking Keeps Me Sharp I’ve been living here in this new place in a new relationship for 160 days. Yes, I’m counting the days. Aren’t you? During that time, I…
BY Billie Best
Sex
The Years Before My Solo Flight When I was a teenager, inspired by Twiggy and Cher, my friends and I rolled up our skirts to make them shorter and put on make-up…
BY Billie Best
Life
Ritual Remembering: Connecting The Past And Present On Saturday morning I drove past a rural cemetery on a hill and saw a young woman standing alone in front…
BY Billie Best
Health
The High Cost Of Dental Care I stopped for coffee in a rural town and couldn’t take my eyes off my young barista’s teeth. He appeared to be in his early 20s, but h…
BY Billie Best
Sex
Sex Beyond Midlife Can we talk about sex beyond midlife? I remember as a kid when I first learned about human anatomy and “where babies come from” my reaction…
BY Billie Best
Sex
A Polyamory Meet-up Group? A young friend of mine has joined a polyamory meet-up in the town where she lives. It sounds to me like organized pro…
