Hi. And welcome to the first bed and breakfast inn dedicated exclusively to midlifers and located completely in cyberspace. Whether you've come to have fun (most of us are here at least partly to play), to just get away, to discover and reaffirm your identity and passion in life, to recover from a loss, or to work through a midlife crisis; I'm glad you're here.  So put on some grubbies, take your shoes off, and stroll leisurely through the grounds. You'll meet some of my old friends here and my new ones. There's plenty of opportunity to visit with them and me, so come on in and look around. And be sure to sign the guest registry. We want to know who's walking these trails with us.

January 25, 2000

Hi
just wondering what happened to the site.The last entry was Dec. 25/99. I read your entries faithfully everyday if possible.
your column is a great help. where is it for the new year
Thanx

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Sorry, I've been making some basic changes on the website -- There are more to come, and thus wasn't able to keep up with the daily postings. Hope things will be better now. Thanks for asking.

Mike

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Thank you, I enjoyed your site so very much! I will be 58 next week and am starting a new business. I've decided to give a
speech to my Toastmasters club about people over age 55 who start new lives, careers, businesses. So far in my
cyber-exploration, I have not found a site for over 55 entrepreneurs, but the inspiration and stories you wrote on
yours have given me some wonderful 'stuff' for my speech - and I will credit BestYears and refer my audience to your site.

Thanks again,

P.S. My new business is Quest Creative Concepts and the URL, when the site is developed, will be questcc.com. I will be
promoting my writing and my web site marketing services.

And I would love to include a link to your site for my midlife visitors,

Peggi Ridgway

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Thanks Paggi, and I'll link back to you also--Mike
 

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February 10, 2000

Nice work. I've just found your website and your columns describe the emotional life I'm living very well.

What I didn't realize was that there are so many others experiencing many of the same feelings.  "Me...midlife crisis" ?  "Nah, not me".

Thanks, your columns give me my first midlife examples to identify with. Keep up the good work.

Tom
 

Hi THere!

I teach Adult Development and Aging to undergraduates at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL. They're mostly 18-22 year olds and my experience previously with this course has been non traditional students in their 30s and 40s.  The kids are having a hard time  conceptualizing anything to do with middle age---they think its "old", so you can be sure I'm adding your
delightful page to the list of sites I give them almost every week.

Thanks for your good work. I'm thoroughly enjoying it and hope my students soon will too!

Regards,

Karen Johnston
Jacksonville, FL

February 13, 2000

Hi Mike,
My name is Meg and I was very intrigued with your web page.  I certainly will keep checking back to see what's new in this area.
Thanks

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March 19, 2000

I don't know how I found myself at your column but if fits.  It's sunday morn and I'm trying to keep myself up with
the internet. Everyone but me understands the ways of interworking web stuff.  So I'm not sure how my search on
an author who's book I just finished led me here..Barbara Raskin book Hot Fashes, very midlife, touching, raw and
great woman's stuff. Somehow Jeeves associated her with a younger Raskin who's web page was connected to
yours. I 'm beginning to like the dot to dot connections that happen, only I am more likely to try to find meaning in
the mystery of the connection than the science of the dot. My morning began with a return to the novel around 9,
Tom bringing coffee in to me around 10.  The sweetness of it stirring me into wanting a cuddle and he saying sure
while he swipes on the TV, jumps in bed and meet the press joins us.  "Your kidding, right". Silence.  "Thanks for
the coffee now get"  That's real midlife.  It's not so much that the steam has left our lives but it's shifted somewhere
else. Into the coffee? Meet the press? Barbara Raskin died last summer I found out through todays search. I wanted
to tell her that her novel moved me, that she was right on and try my hand at sending off a message to an unknown
recepient hoping that they would enjoy hearing from me,so instead, you win.  I think the bestyears is a website that
will be on my favorites list. Change is happening to all of us at this time of our life and I for one will embrace it.
Thanks, Roxane

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Hi Mike,

My name is Dustie.  I turned 40 last August.  I have done my 'work' along the way - just so I wouldn't go through mid-life crisis.  Guess what?  As you probably know, it wasn't the preventative medicine I thought it was.  I am far from sorry for tackling my life issues along the way as I can just imagine what mid-life crisis must be like for those who never bothered.  I am pleased to find a guest room waiting for me at the inn.  Do me a favor though?  If I overstay my welcome? Kick my ass out?

By the way,  it is still a nice looking ass.  Thank heavens some of that preventative medicine - called exercise and diet - paid off.

I look forward to doing some reading, some running, and knowing that I am not alone.

Sincerely,

Dustie

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I really like your column and have posted it on my Favorites List. You made me feel so much better today. Thank you and have a great day!

Judy

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Hi, my name is Bonnie.  I'm signing your guest registry today.  Thanks for the info!

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March 23, 2000

I found your site after having Sherlock2 search for ambition (lack of), uselessness and finally "mid-life crisis".  Of all the places (on the web) I've been to, yours seems to be the one best suited for finding answers and - hopefully - inspiration.  I'll be back - I need the comfort of others who hopefully understand how futile I feel at my attempts to do just about everything.  Your web site feels like the promise of Springtime.  Thank you. - Judy M.