Interviewing a Nonagenarian – Shirley B.

Note: To lighten reading – and writing – loads during this month of doubtless numerous activities, this is my one special post to you. I will ‘see’ you again in the New Year. Interviewing Shirley B. Of late, an inspiration hit me.  I don’t have many relatives on ‘my side’ of the family and certainly … Read more

School ‘Daze’ a Misnomer for Older Students?

New Findings about Possible Dementia Risk Reduction   Without fail, for the last few decades, every time the November / December time frame is upon us, I find myself saying “oh no, I haven’t completed my Continuing Education (CE) requirements yet.”  Every January I swear I will do it ‘sooner this year’, but so far … Read more

Tinkerbell is Alive – What the Power of Belief can do for You

When Tinkerbell is dying and Peter Pan asks all children to clap their hands if they believe in fairies, I can’t quite resist clapping my hands. It’s not like the cowardly lion’s fearful exclamation of ‘I do, I do, I do, I do, I do believe in spooks.’ Instead it symbolizes a hopeful joy that … Read more

My Baker’s Dozen SAFETY CHECK LIST

The 1st Rule of Aging well – Avoid the Landmines That first rule is actually not mine.  I saw it years ago somewhere, but it always puts prevention in perspective for me.  I think of it as being Mindful to Avoid the Landmines.  We hear so much about what to eat, drugs to take, exercise … Read more