Barbara Morris
Do Women Have To Tolerate EVERYTHING?
The other morning at McDonalds I was enjoying an Egg McMuffin and coffee. I was also doing, or attempting to do, the daily New York Times crossword puzzle. I say I was attempting because it was Thursday, and as you may know the Times puzzle gets progressively more difficult as the week wears on. Normally I don't even think about trying it after Wednesday. While cogitating on a clue for which I did not know the answer, a bearded creature approached my table and asked if I needed help with the puzzle. He described himself as a puzzle "aficionado." I gave a cool "no thanks" and he departed, … Read more
Pat Garner
Things We Take For Granted
We live in such a convenience-based society and I like to refer to many conveniences as “first world problems”. Over the weekend our high-tech Samsung washing machine, that just about makes coffee, had a mechanical failure. My immediate remedy was to go to YouTube for a fix. Of course, I found many people who had the same issue and offered their solution to unplug the washer for a few minutes. Sadly, that didn’t work for me. A few days passed and I decided to plug the washer back on and Voila! Everything was fine. I still had the repair person out and he didn’t find a problem. My point … Read more
Joyce L. Shafer
Where Is Your Joy?
You know how our taste buds mature along with our bodies and minds? It’s the same for joy, isn’t it? If you were to make a quick mental list of what brought you joy, starting with the earliest age you can remember, you’d easily see how this shifted over time, some of that shift being a result of your age and some a result of your life experience. On your brings-me-joy list, at this time of your life, you’d perhaps include people, pets, material items, adventures, maybe even entertainment forms, and whatever else brings you joy. Perhaps you’ve even reached a point when you no longer look for … Read more
Good Stuff To Know
Good Stuff To Know November 2019
Projected doubling of Americans living with dementia Women are at much greater risk and shoulder the majority of costs.The number of Americans living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias will double to nearly 13 million over the next 20 years, according to the new report. Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline among the elderly, according to research conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Common nutrient supplementation may hold the answers to combating Alzheimer's … Read more
