Some Very Good Reasons to Own a Pet
It is storming outside, and my dog is afraid of storms. In fact, she is shaking like a leaf, so I am sitting on the
Optimism is Good for Your Health
from Unexpected Ways Optimism Helps Your Health By Courtney Mifsud in REAL SIMPLE There is a growing recognition that optimism and positivity influence our health. Not
Why isn’t this pandemic over yet?
Does this seem like the pandemic that never ends? Every time we think it’s slowing down, close to the end, almost over at last, the
New Rules About Vaccinations, Masks, & Getting Back to Normal
The CDC has issued new rules (again) about what is OK and not OK to do in terms of safely reentering the world. These rules,
Ageism is Alive and Well and Living on Madison Avenue
In my lifetime, I have personally experienced several kinds is “isms”—among them, anti-Semitism, sexism, and currently, ageism. These terms are all offensive but none more
Moral Dilemma: Where to Buy Books
One good thing to come out of the last year of enforced seclusion due to COVID was the love of reading. Even if we couldn’t
What Medicare Does and Doesn’t Cover
With the cost of healthcare and health insurance becoming prohibitive for the average senior, Medicare can be a lifesaver. according to AARP, “Medicare covers the
Living with your adult children? Twelve things you should do.
When I considered my options for where I might live in my later years, living with my daughters wasn’t even on the radar. No way
What happens when people refuse to be vaccinated?
Here’s a disturbing fact: By May 2021 the US is projected to have more vaccines than people willing to be vaccinated. “A recent NPR/Marist poll found that
Biden to Expand Caretaking Services for Aging Population
(byJeff Stein, excerpted from Biden jobs plan seeks $400 billion to expand caretaking services as U.S. faces surge in aging population “President Biden’s jobs plan
