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Walt Handelsman 'Toons' Into the Lighter Side of Growing Older

If you're worried about aging, consider the alternative

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In three hilarious animations — Mem'ries, Hello Muddah!, and What Goes Down... — Walt Handelsman has peered into the lives of the group colloquially known as just north of middle age, and has provided us the means to laugh at ourselves and our foibles and fears.

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A still from Walt Handelsman's Memory Slipping animation. For the Handelsman web page.

Mem'ries

Where did I put my (keys, glasses, teeth, whatever)? Our hero has a sticky strategy to fight memory slips. Our heroine is skeptical. Sometimes the only thing to do is laugh out loud.


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A still from Walt Handelsman's Spinning Wheels animation. For the Handelsman page on DSO.

What goes down ...

... must come up! In this take on the great Blood Sweat & Tears classic "Spinning Wheel" we watch a couple as she tries on Angelina Jolie lips (and he tries on Brad's muscles).  

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