I read their obituary avidly for insights, hints, and clues about how they made it to such a long life. One day, I vow I will winnow through my music collection and weed out all the dead artists, but doing so will shrink my music collection by three-quarters! It was their love of old-time Broadway show tunes that drags my music collection to the Great Beyond, almost to the actual Great Depression! Thanks to the students I work with at the local university journalism school, I’m decidedly au courant on the latest rappers. *You can read more of Karen’s work at Muddling through Middle Age or contact her at karen@muddling.me.