Humor
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WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU
Photo: Courtesy of RandiNajacPhotography A friend of mine captured this roadrunner swallowing a rattlesnake. Her photo is both magnificent and shocking. It is hard for me to imagine those fangs going down his soft, feathery gullet without puncturing and poisoning him along the way. And yet, it did, leaving nary a scratch. It reminds me… Read more
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MY-O-PIC
Presently, 30% of the world is myopic. By 2050, almost 50% of us will be. That’s a staggering 5 billion people, half the world’s population! Myopia is a vision condition in which near objects appear clear, but objects further away look blurry. While one could apply this ‘short-sighted’ label to our thinking, it is an actual problem with our… Read more
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MAY THE FORCE SPIN YOU
I listened to a podcast today about the physics of throwing a football. Considering I’ve never watched a whole game on TV and only attended a live game once, this is weird. However, I was spellbound. I learned that a perfectly thrown football has a tight spiral which forces it through the air faster. Eventually, it slows down… Read more
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HIGH-FIVE!
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret of mine. Every morning when I see myself in the bathroom mirror, I smile and say, “Good morning, World! You’re lucky to have me one, more day.” I even encourage my clients to do it. When I started this habit several years ago, I was being… Read more
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“EVERYTHING CHANGES. EVEN STONE” –Monet
Each year, as I inch closer to death, the more I crave life. It’s as if I know there are only a certain number of steps left on my feet so I MUST keep moving them. I dance down the aisles of the supermarket, sing at full volume, breathe in every flower in my path, and revel… Read more
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HELP I’M IN THE TUB AND I CAN’T GET OUT!
Look what I just bought myself for Christmas! Remember that commercial where an old lady was on the floor and said, “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up?” It used to make me laugh. Not anymore. I finally took my first bath in this tiny tub since replacing both my knees. For reference, it… Read more
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S-T-R-E-T-C-H
You can see from this picture that I’m flexible. What you can’t see are my two, artificial knees, spinal scoliosis, achy hip and temperamental shoulder due to a long-ago dislocation. I started doing yoga in my teens, 50 years ago. Nothing fancy but I still do a little bit every day. Now, it only takes about 10 minutes a day to… Read more
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PERFORM LIKE YOU’RE 20 AGAIN!
This was the title of an email which recently hit my inbox. Since I’d just had a performance in LA and struggled with my arthritic fingers on guitar, I wondered what secret lay inside. I clicked on it. Turns out, the ‘performance’ it referred to was not on stage but rather in the bedroom. It pictured a guy holding… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 