Adult Aging
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FROM MICE TO MEN?
I must be getting cranky in my older age when I am far more excited about a scientific discovery than in watching one, more ridiculous political debate. The real, ‘movers and shakers,’ we should be paying attention to are those who make the world a more beautiful place, not an uglier and more divided one.… Read more
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Put it on an iPod and Plug in!
Noted neurologist, Oliver Sacks, once said that, “Music evokes emotion, and emotion can bring with it memory… it brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can.” Recently, opera singer turned neuroscientist, Linda Maguire, researched using music for those with failing cognition. “Musical aptitude and music appreciation are two of the last remaining abilities… Read more
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NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT
Did you know that right now there are 800 million of us over the age of 60? And guess what else? We have a few things going for us that I didn’t even know: Our immune systems are stronger so we get fewer colds. We suffer less migraines—(maybe because we have less to think about?)… Read more
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WANTED: STRONG SENIOR!
But here is my real concern: how come not one, single teenager responded to my Ad? Are they over-booked? Or do they just not need the money? If things were ‘right’ in the world, people over 65 would not HAVE to labor for $15/hr. If things were even ‘righter,’ teenagers would!!! Read more
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UPSIDE DOWN
Well go figure. Apparently I have been doing something good for my body and brain for the last 40 years and I didn’t even know it!! I guess you could say it started in my 20’s and I just sort of kept it up. I do it at home and always when I’m travelling. You… Read more
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“…AND THAT’S THE TRUTH!!!”
I contend that as a society we are now more tolerant of African-Americans, Hispanics, homosexuals, white-collar criminals, and drug addicts than we are our elderly! Read more
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WHY I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE ’20 SOMETHING’ NOW
Take a good look at this picture of a group of 20 somethings at Starbucks this morning. I watched and photographed them for several minutes, during which time not one of them looked up or even acknowledged one another. Welcome to 2015. I would not want to be their age for anything right now. Why?… Read more
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HANDS DOWN!!!
My grandma used to say that you could tell a lot about a person just by looking at their hands. Once, she was asked to be the “palm reader” for our church group’s fundraising fair and was quite the hit. As a kid, I thought maybe she had magical powers. So, I asked her to… Read more
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GO GET ‘EM BOYS
I feel sorry for boys. Salon Magazine, (December 7, 2013) writes, “Adult, white, heterosexual men have the fewest friends. Moreover, the friendships they have, if they’re with other men, provide less emotional support and involve lower levels of self-disclosure and trust than other types of friendships.” (December 7, 2013). Even science says that once men… Read more
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FENG SHUI ME!
Our house is on the market. Having personally boxed up our homes for 19 moves in the last 35 years, I do not plan to pack one, single item that I don’t have to. In fact, the last two moving companies I’ve used have actually asked me if I want to work for them.… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 