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Take Your Grandkids to Disney World: Tips & Advice
This guest blog post is contributed by Boomerater, a free online resource for Baby Boomers. Seniors for Living’s properties are featured in Boomerater’s Elder Living directory. A new Boomerater post appears here each Friday. This week Boomerater interviewed the guest relations folks at Disney World and added insights from Boomerater...
Better News for Jobless Boomers
While the economy seems to be recovering somewhat, it’s plain that things are nowhere near back to normal. Many people are still without jobs and are searching day after day. There’s a lot out there about younger workers being hired over ones with experience and you would think that the hiring...
Whenever I’m depressed about the state of the long term care (LTC) system in America, my mind wanders to other countries. What’s it like in Uganda, France, or Kazakhstan? Is it better, worse, or about the same? Apparently, Howard Gleckman heard my cry. A senior research associate for the Urban...
The Power of Poetry for the Pain of Caregiving
Poetry can change a person from the inside out. Frances Kakugawa believes this, just as she also believes in the transforming power of poetry writing as an essential release and recharge for persons caring for a loved one with long-term disabilities, particularly Alzheimer’s/dementia. Like many who lead support groups for Alzheimer...
Senior Medicare Patrol Fights Medicare Fraud
Many seniors are dependent on Medicare for their health, but Medicare fraud and abuse could be endangering the program and increasing costs. But, a group of seniors, along with the government is doing something about it. The Senior Medicare Patrol is sponsored by the Administration on Aging, and is made up...
Recommended Online Resources for Financial Information
This guest blog post is contributed by Boomerater, a free online resource for Baby Boomers. Seniors for Living’s properties are featured in Boomerater’s Senior Housing directory. A new Q&A discussion from Boomerater’s forums appears here each Friday. In this week’s post, Boomerater members suggest online resources for financial information that can...
Contemporary Retirement Coaching Blog
From 'The Dreaming Cafe': 37 Reasons to start your own business...
Grey Sea Nomads & Retirement Sea Change
Are you looking for an out-of-the-ordinary retirement living experience? If you are, I heard about one the other day that you're going to find pretty hard to beat! Vic and Ann Zurek are, originally, both from the UK but they......
What's not on your bucket list?
Most people have, by now, heard about the bucket list - a list of things you want to be, do and have before you 'kick the bucket'. You may well have a bucket list of your own - I always......
Tickets are now being sent out for the Manchester Retirement Show at Manchester Central (formerly G-Mex) on 19-20 March. If you're in the vicinity and fancy a day out, get your own free tickets at www.TheRetirementShow.com....
Blogging Boomers Carnival #152
We've had a cold but gloriously sunny week in my part of the UK and, on my walk this morning, I was admiring the newly-emerging buds on the trees I passed. Spring is in the air at the Blogging Boomers......
Pot use among seniors goes up as boomers age
The use of marijuana amongst retirees is, apparently, growing as we boomers get older. Some have never stopped using it, but others, who tried it decades ago, are revisiting it now as a way of coping with the aches and......
ElderExercise
The first half of the week was springlike, which certainly boosted my energy. My goal was to walk for 30 minutes every day and I came close to meeting it. Sunday 3/7–No walk but did yard work for about 1 hour (yes, it’s beginning to be yardwork season) Monday 3/8–beautiful warm, sunny...
It was a very good week last week, back to the morning walks and even a bit more: Monday: 2 hours walk Tuesday: 1 hour 20 minutes walk Wednesday: 50 minute walk Thursday: 1 hour 10 minutes walk Friday: 30 minutes walk Saturday: stayed at home Sunday; 20 minutes walk Monday: stayed at home Filed under: general ...
So why do I say incongruous? Weeeeell, here’s a photo… These people always have nice flowers and their spring garden banner got caught in the snow! Which is still quite deep here in many places, although some earth is finally showing and temps have risen 10-20 degrees above freezing during the...
Claude – sunny and chilly, a good week
This has been a good week. It’s been freezing cold, but sunny, which makes it much easier to get out and walk. The sports sessions in hospital, besides being free, which is a huge asset , are very informative with great people ready to help and incredibly good at...
Ahh, the weather has improved and with that has come a lift in mood and energy. Some sun, longer daylight, some blue sky, some milder temperatures during the day although still chill at night. It’s been a busy week–and this busy pace will continue through the month with numerous after...
At this time of year I find myself wishing I’d set aside time and money for a southern, winter vacation. I felt it especially this past week of slush and gray skies. Ah, well, maybe next year… This was a poor exercise week: Sunday 2/21–1/2 hour walk outside Monday–Work, then dinner out, then...
About.com Senior Living
Simple Steps to Prevent Falling
Did you know that falling down is the leading cause of injury death in adults over age 65? Here are a few statistics about falling, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control: Falls increase the risk of early death. Of people who fall, 20 to 30 percent suffer moderate...
Percentage of Older Adults Online is Poised for Record Growth
The news media often report that older Americans are adopting the Internet and broadband faster than any other age group--but it could be they just have farther to go. According to the latest report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 38 percent of U.S. adults age 65 and...
Tom Brokaw Reports on Baby Boomers
Veteran newsman Tom Brokaw, who wrote a best-selling book called The Greatest Generation about the men and women who came of age in the Great Depression and fought World War II, is now using his reporter's eye to look at their children: the baby boomers. On Thursday, March 4...
Independent Living May Be Easier Than You Think
For seniors and people with disabilities, wheelchair ramps and other home modifications can help them be more independent and stay in their homes longer. And for many older adults, independent living--in their own houses or apartments--adds significantly to the quality of their lives. A reader asked if Medicare would cover...
How Will the New Credit Card Rules Protect You?
In an effort to protect consumers from unfair--and unexpected--credit card practices, President Obama signed a bill into law in May 2009 that sets new regulations for credit card companies and how they do business. These new credit card rules take effect on February 22, 2010. If you use credit cards,...
Senior Playgrounds: Exercise Areas Built Especially for Older Adults
London's Hyde Park will soon see its first senior playground, an exercise area designed specifically for adults over age 60, according a story from the Associated Press (AP). Exercise equipment in the senior playground will include a stationary bike, cross-trainer, a sit-up bench, and other equipment designed to help older...
Silver Planet - The Trusted Senior Resources for The New View on Aging
Scheme Stole Over $1 Million from Seniors
Seniors stealing from seniors. What should be unthinkable is exactly what an Overland Park, Kansas, business was doing....
There’s Free Filing Help for Seniors
The Internal Revenue Service sponsors a Tax Counseling for the Elderly program during the filing season. A key participant in this nationwide program is the American Association of Retired Persons, which offers AARP Tax-Aide, a tax assistance and preparation program, at approximately 6,500 sites....
Knowledge is power. The more facts you know about your parents’ estate plans, the less you will have to decide on your own later. Make sure everyone in the family has talked with them about their estate planning and final wishes. It is imperative that you know the following:read more...
Unexplained Charges on Phone Bills More Than Just Taxes
Cramming is when a third party places unauthorized charges on your phone bill. But the charges aren’t always simple to decipher....
Scammers Caused a Lot of Grief in 2009
Between January and December 2009, the Consumer Sentinel Network—an online database of consumer complaints available only to law enforcement—received more than 1.3 million complaints....
There never seem to be enough hours in the day. If you are a caregiver, you know this better than anyone, for your schedule is not your own. Yet, I have heard many of my elderly clients say, “You must make the time because it is important to your well-being.”...
Silver Innings - Blog for Senior Citizens
Indian Doctor receives the International FMA-ADI award for best dementia research
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Silver Innings:A Fresh Innings for the Elderly
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Anand Ashram – a resting place for Senior Citizens
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Session on Clapping Therapy ,learn new alternative therapy
Silver Inning Foundation in association with Harmony for Silvers Foundation have pleasure to invite Senior Citizens who are 50yrs + for Session on Clapping Therapy. Clapping Therapy is one form of Alternative Therapy.By clapping your blood circulation increases and you can cure diseases.Its believed that thunderous claps...
Daughter's as care giver to aged parents
Not without my daughter Whether it is wiring money to dad for the latest diabetes detection machine or chatting with mom regularly to keep her loneliness at bay — daughters today are increasingly looking after their parents. And their rising economic independence has only made it easier than in the...
Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today
Some Older ER Patients Are Getting The Wrong Medicines
A University of Michigan study recently published in Academic Emergency Medicine says that it is common for patients 65 and older to receive potentially inappropriate medications when treated in an emergency room. Nearly 19.5 million older patients, or 16.8 percent of eligible emergency visits from 2000-2006, received one or...
EHSI: New High-Level Telemedicine Study Launched
Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EHSI) was pleased on learning the news that Intel, The Mayo Clinic and GE Healthcare have launched a new initiative to study the care and cost benefits of home-based telemedicine for elderly patients with chronic illnesses. Emerging Healthcare Solutions has licensed a cutting-edge mobile...
"The expected increase in the numbers of older people in the population in the years ahead will present great opportunities for Irish society", the Minister for Older People and Health Promotion, Aine Brady TD said yesterday in Sligo (Thursday, 11th March 2010)......
Our Response To Health Committee's Social Care Report, UK
Responding to the publication of the Health Committee's report on Social Care, Hilary Evans, Age Concern and Help the Aged's Head of Public Affairs, said: 'With the debate on social care raging, the publication of this report is extremely timely......
Politicians Not Doing Enough To Improve Care For Older People, UK
Sixty per cent of people think politicians are not doing enough to improve care for older people according to a survey by Age Concern and Help the Aged. The poll also found that eight out of ten adults believe care reform is among the most important issues in the...
Age Concern And Help The Aged's Response To Today's Care Summit, UK
Following Age Concern and Help the Aged's care summit, Andrew Harrop, Director of Policy and Public Affairs for Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: 'Our care summit did exactly what it set out to do. It provided all three main political parties the neutral platform that was needed...
Aging As a Spiritual Practice
I’ve spent the last several posts exploring the topic of Buddhism’s five great fears—fear of dying, fear of illness, fear of dementia, fear of loss of livelihood, and fear of public speaking. These are ancient teachings that reflect the universality of these fear states, even for lifelong monastics, who developed...
The fifth “great fear” of Buddhism is, strangely enough, the “fear of public speaking.” The other four—fear of death, fear of illness, fear of dementia, and fear of loss of livelihood—are so obviously great fears that it is curious that fear of public speaking is included with them. Certainly those...
I ended my last post with the teaching “every breath, new chances.” This is something that one of my early Zen teachers liked to say. As I said before, this is the “upside” of the fact that everything changes. One of the hallmarks of negative mind-states such as sadness, grief,...
The fourth “great fear” of Buddhist teaching is “fear of loss of livelihood.” It is interesting that this doctrine was formulated by monastics living a life of mendicancy and voluntary poverty. One would think that the vow of poverty would liberate monks from the ordinary anxieties of earning a livelihood,...
Buddhist transformation is all about emotion. Actually, that’s not literally true; a lot of meditation, especially for Westerners, is about de-constructing and seeing through the illusory world of self that thinking creates. But neuroscience has now demonstrated what Buddhist meditators have long known: that as meditation matures, the discursive thinking...
The comedienne Lily Tomlin, in her persona as the bag lady, once said, “I tried reality once, and found it highly overrated.” From a Buddhist standpoint, the same could be said for thinking. The various schools of Buddhism all have a highly technical literature, whose collected works fill a good-sized...
Octogenarian
He is slowly recovering. He is now in his third medical facility – a subacute rehab. in NJ where he is working to get back on his feet (with the help of a walker). He is sadly also dealing with other serious medical problems. He is no longer...
To the loyal readers of Octogenarian
This is being written by Mort's wife...About 10 days ago Mort was severely injured while driving his car out of his garage.He's had two back surgeries and has not regained mobility in one of his legs.It will take months of rehab before he's back writing on his beloved blog.I wanted...
MEMOIR: When Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas rented my old apartment
After sharing apartments in Washington, D.C. for three years with other young bachelors, I reached a sufficient state of affluence in 1951 to rent my own apartment. My new home was Apartment 233 at 3701 Connecticut Ave., N.W. It was defined as a "studio apartment." It consisted of a single...
Isaac Bashevis Singer vs. Marc Chagall
Isaac Bashevis Singer, the Nobel laureate in literature who wrote in Yiddish, is my favorite author. In 1975, taking a break from my regular work as a journalist who specialized in business, I wrote profiles about him that were published in the New York Times Magazine and the now-defunct Harper's...
I don't normally publish material written by others on this blog. I am making an exception here to publicize this article by Israeli journalist Ben-Dror Yemini, which exposes ex-President Jimmy Carter as a phony "peace activist." As an accomplished Israel-basher, Carter continues to feed the Palestinian rejectionism that has prevented...
MEMOIR: How I almost became a Texan
George W. Bush was born in New Haven, Conn. to a patrician family of staid New Englanders. When he was a child, the family moved to Midland, Texas. Their new home town was then a small, bustling oil town that was culturally and socially far removed from their prim, sedate...
The New Old Age
A primer on choosing an assisted living facility....
New Federal Subsidies for Drug Purchases
More low-income Medicare recipients now qualify for federal assistance for prescription drug purchases....
Government agencies have long warned of the hazards of bed rails, but they are still used in many nursing homes....
Voluntary End-of-Life Measures Banned at Catholic Hospitals
A new directive may thwart advance directives regarding end-of-life care at Catholic-run hospitals and nursing homes....
Will Boomers Be Any Different?
Will baby boomers approach old age as their parents have?...
A new book tells the story of a family coming to terms with assisted suicide....
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At HuffPo: Booting Part D insurer a good start
The Federal government ejected a big insurance company from the Medicare prescription drug program this week–an unprecedented move and a shot in the arm for health care reform advocates. My question: Why stop there? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said it booted New York-based Fox Insurance after it...
Chris Farrell sees a new frugality emerging for retirement
Chris Farrell is an optimist, so when he talks about the Great Recession he looks for the silver lining. The economics editor for public radio’s Marketplace Money, Farrell thinks the recession is ushering in some very healthy changes in our consumer behavior and personal financial habits. The debt-and-consumption driven 1990s are...
Brightscope shines a new light on 401(k) fees
No one is immune to the stock market’s ups and downs. But if you participate in United Airlines’ 401(k) plan, you’ve got a better shot at reaching your retirement goals than the workers at American Airlines. Programmers at Google have better odds than the cashiers at Whole Foods or Wal-Mart....
Medigap coverage is changing this year
Reprinted by permission of ElderLawAnswers Several changes are coming to Medigap plans, which supplement Medicare’s coverage. In June 2010, four current plans will be dropped and two new plans will be added, bringing the total number of available Medigap plans to 10. Between co-payments, deductibles, and coverage exclusions Medicare does not...
Encore.org offers free career seminar
Encore.org is offering a free telebriefing on encore careers this coming week, featuring experts who will offer tips on how to find an encore career that offers continued income doing work that offers personal fulfillment and social impact. The 45-minute call will take place on Wednesday, March 3, at 3:00 p.m....
Is a Roth conversion right for you?
2010 is the year of the Roth IRA conversion. But is a Roth right for you? A change in federal law has eliminated income limits for eligibility to convert traditional tax-deferred retirement savings to Roths. As a result, mutual funds and financial advisers are marketing conversions this year with gusto. Unlike a...
Changing Aging: Most Recent Articles
Do You have $570,000 for Long-Term Care? Look at New Boston College Study on Long-Term Care Costs
Do you have $200,000 saved? Do you have $260,000 saved? Do you have $570,000 saved? According to a new study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, a typical couple would have to save nearly $200,000 to pay for their out-of-pocket medical costs from the time they are 65 until they...
University of Minnesota Seeking People for Alzheimer's and Exercise Study
The University of Minnesota's School of Nursing is seeking Twin Cities volunteers with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease to participate in a study on the the impact of aerobic exercise on people with Alzheimer's. This is a great opportunity for a person with Alzheimer's who is looking for a way...
The Opportunity for Social Media in Senior Housing and Services
In senior housing and social services, we work in the ultimate "social" profession. We're people serving people. We're people building community. We're people who either thrive or fail because of people. Our profession is perfectly built for social media. Last week, I had the pleasure of being on a panel with...
Jim Klobuchar - Dwindling Candidates for Trust
Ecumen guest blogger Jim Klobuchar is a journalist, author, and global travel guide. He wrote for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis for three decades and is the father of two daughters, including United States Senator Amy Klobuchar. To read past blog posts, simply use our "search" box and type "Jim...
The New York Times is doing some of the best, freshest writing on aging. In a column today, physician Dr. Marc E. Agronin explores how often we make the wrong assumptions about old age. He share a story of an older woman in a nursing home. He expected her to...
What's Shakespeare got to do with dementia?!
Recently, I witnessed the one-woman performance, Tales from a Trunk: Shakespearience, the brain-child of Marysue Moses, Memory Care Coordinator at St. Therese Southwest. Heavy on audience participation, Marysue involves all the senses in her fast paced, 45-minute show designed to engage memory care residents mentally and physically. Using a trunk filled with...
The Pluses of Being 50 Plus
I have just been given some information on an interesting experiment in intergenerational learning. Have a look at a site set up in Wales to promote English teaching by using grandmas. Not quite sure why grandads do not seem to have a role in this! However, a fascinating venture which...
This has always seemed instinctively correct but some recent research now backs this up. Research from Purdue University in the United States, published in The Journal of Gerontology, has found that feeling that you’re younger than you are can make a big difference to your mental abilities. "How old you are matters,...
Men likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age
Did that get your attention? Men are more than twice as likely as women to be sexually active in old age but good health is the key for both to feeling naughty, says a study published Wednesday by the British Medical Journal.One survey covered 3,000 people aged 25-74 who filled...
Women want to work well into their 60's
Have a look at an article by Emma Soames published in todays Daily Mail in which she gives examples of many women still working and wanting to work well into their 60's. Again her case studies concur with what all the research is telling us which is namely that most...
Taking the tired out of retirement
I just came across a blog that is worth checking out from time to time - Live for the Moment. In the latest posting I came across this quote which I reproduce here."People want to take the ‘tired’ out of retired. Retirement is no longer a matter of ’stop work...
Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Over-45s Increasing
Well - after all of the good news in the last posting about happiness and ageing this should bring us down to earth. Rates of sexually transmitted infections have doubled among the over 45s in less than a decade, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted...
Aging News Alert
(GRANTS) Seed Money Available for Start-Up Dementia Day Care Programs
The Brookdale Foundation Group is requesting proposals for the start-up of social model Group Respite or Early Memory Loss programs for people with Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers. This November, the foundation will be awarding up to 40 seed grants for the development of dementia-specific Group respite programs or...
(GRANTS) CNCS Has $2.7 Million To Dole Out for RSVP Grants
The federal government's Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) is making available $2.7 million for its RSVP program. RSVP is an initiative that engages people age 55 and older in a diverse range of volunteer activities that deliver valuable services to meet community needs while providing an enriching experience...
(HOUSE) 'Dear Colleague' Letters Plead For Housing Money
Housing subcommittee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) writes HUD appropriations subcommittee Chairman John Olver (D-MA) and Ranking Republican Tom Latham (IA) seeking $5 billion for public housing capital needs and $5 billion for operations. Waters wants the panel to restore money to the Sec. 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program...
(SENATE) Reid Makes It Official: Senate Dems Will Use Reconciliation to Pass Healthcare
In a formal letter sent this afternoon (March 11) to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made it official: He will use a controversial parliamentary procedure -- the reconciliation process -- to pass part of the healthcare reform bill, a process that prevents Republicans...
(MEN'S HEALTH) Cancer Expert Wants Prostate Test Curtailed
Doing away with unnecessary lab work is a good way to curb healthcare costs, says Richard Ablin, and one such laboratory procedure is the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, regularly used to screen men for prostate cancer. About two thirds of all prostrate cancers are diagnosed in men age 65 and...
(AHRQ) High Cholesterol, Diabetes Lead Drug Spending for Elderly
Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 (the most recent year for which data are available) -- about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, according to the latest data from the Agency for Healthcare...
Big News Network.com Custom Stories
Doda water crisis, a cause of worry for locals
The acute water crisis in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir has added to the worries of local residents, who have been forced to face numerous problems due to it....
Hamilton rubbishes claims that Pussycat Doll girlfriend ordered him to sack dad
British Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has dismissed reports that his Pussycat Doll girlfriend ordered him to sack his dad Anthony as manager....
Lord Swaraj Paul repays 38,000-pound 'admission-of-guilt' expenses
In order to clear his name from a House of Lords investigation into an MPs expenses scam, Indian-born Lord Swaraj Paul has voluntarily repaid the controversial amount of 38,000 pounds that was at the centre of the probe....
Malaysian Indian businesses in dire need of 100,000 foreign workers
Malaysian Association Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI) President K.K. Eswaran has said the Malaysian Indian business community is facing an acute foreign workers' shortage because of the government's restrictive policies....
Brits 'among the least likely to suffer from food sensitivity reactions'
Britons are some of the least likely people to have problems with foods such as apples, peaches, shrimp and wheat, says a study....
Another Take That star, Howard Donald, exposed as a 'love rat'
After Mark Owen, it is now the turn of his fellow Take That member Howard Donald to be exposed as a love rat following reports he bedded a married Dutch beauty while dating his girlfriend....
Caring for Hawai\'i\'s Elders
From Kevin A new report from the Alzheimer's Association called, "Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures 2010," has been released and can be downloaded free online here: http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_facts_figures.asp?type=homepage#aa Here are some facts and figures from the report: 5.3 million people have Alzheimer's disease. It's the seventh leading cause of death. There are 10.9 million unpaid caregivers (for...
From Kevin: This shouldn't come as a big surprise, but a recently released study suggests that caregivers are more likely to report health problems than non-caregivers. The underlying message is that, as a caregiver, you need to pay special attention to your own health needs. According to a press release, "Employees...
by Melissa K. When people found out about my mom's illness, me quitting my job and staying home to take care of her and the subsequent obligations and responsibilities, most were sympathetic. But you always get that token person that just wants to stick their foot in their mouth and say...
Article on Financial Exploitation
From Kevin: In case you missed it, there was important article by Honolulu Advertiser Staff Writer Christie Wilson about the financial exploitation of an Aiea man. The exploitation was discovered by a middle-aged couple who had been helping the man sort through his problems. The article is an excellent example of...
From Kevin: Beware of scammers posing as grandchildren. This news was forwarded by Angela Ellenwood, Communications Director for the Better Business Bureau of Hawaii. It has to do with a phone scam that could cost unsuspecting grandparents a lot of money. Thanks, Angela, for this cautionary news article. Remember, grandparents, if...
From Kevin Kawamoto: The Hawaii Better Business Bureau had a booth at the recent Home Building and Remodeling Show at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. In a Power Point presentation, the BBB shared dependable tips about how to hire contractors and increase your chances of working with trustworthy, professional people. Many business people...
a little red hen
"Kindertransport," more than a theatre experience
A week ago, I saw a local production of "Kindertransport," a play written in 1993 by Diane Samuels, an English writer. Starting with a London production, it has been produced all over the world. In Portland, it marks the beginning......
How She Was Remembered in the New York Times
Who'd miss this obituary of Fran Lee, a feisty activist who died earlier this month at 99. The 1972 photo by John Sotomayor was 3.5 x almost 5.5 inches. My gratitude goes to New York Times reporter, Margalit Fox, for......
We came expecting the rain, but look...
When we told NYC friends last winter that we planned to visit Portland, Oregon, in December and January, they did not exactly support our plan. "Won't it be cold there?" Assured them it would be warmer than the City. Wrong......
Super Bawl* Sunday: Ads a Feminist Could Support
Much chatter* about this year's TV ads accompanying today's football event, the yearly display of testosterone with accompanying rise in spouse abuse. Women's Media Center has coordinated shout-outs to CBS to dump the ad. And been ignored. Everything more you'd......
Bialy memories: Kossar's Bialy store, New York City
The other day Ron Bloom unearthed photos I took in the 1980s on one of our trips from Baltimore to New York to visit relatives and return home with provisions unavailable in what has been known as "Charm City." Baltimore......
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Junk Food in Schools: Child Abuse?
What do human trafficking, “The Lovely Bones,” and school cafeterias have in common? In varying degrees, they all involve a bit of child abuse. Bear with us: We’re not living out childhood antagonism ... MorePost from: BlissTree...
Cycle Style - Bike Blogs Blisstree Loves
Commuting on two wheels is healthy, good for the environment, and a cheap alternative to fueling up your car or buying a train ticket every day. Plus, Google’s Bike Maps make it ... MorePost from: BlissTree...
Lifetime Movies We Love...And Make Fun Of
We’re staying in this Saturday night. Why? Because “Who Is Clark Rockefeller?” premieres March 13 (9 p.m. ET) on Lifetime, that’s why. (Remember the con-man who pretended to be a Rockefeller, duped ... MorePost from: BlissTree...
“Are canned foods good for you?” is what the guys over at AskMen.com wonder. But dudes aren’t the only ones eating canned chili. In a pinch for time or money, cooking with ... MorePost from: BlissTree...
Cool Clocks in Time for Daylight Saving
Daylight Savings is this Sunday, and unfortunately, this is the one we dread: we lose an hour of precious sleep. Though we can’t help you make up for the lost time, we ... MorePost from: BlissTree...
Things That Smell Like (Happy) Things
Taken from TheGloss, our splendid sister site. Thanks to Deputy Editor Jennifer Wright for this delicious and nostalgic post: Lilit and I are fairly skeptical about things that smell like things, especially after ... MorePost from: BlissTree...
MamaFlo's Place
I started blogging essentially when I quit smoking more than two years ago - OMG, it's actually been that long, I'm amazed. I'm still quit and finally at peace with not being a smoker anymore. The last year however has brought health challenges to my husband and...
I want to apologize to all those blogs I drop on everyday but today EC was down the vast majority of the day and now when I have some time the day is almost over and I won't get everyone done - I'm very sorry!What happened with EC anyway -...
From Howdy Doody to Erectile Dysfunction
I enjoy watching “some” television but I’m increasingly disillusioned with the advertising and the programing of most channels. No doubt I should remind you that I’m 54 years old and started out young with no television in the house and black and white picture when we finally did get...
What I think about paying for healthcare
So much debate (as there should be) on health care reform and it's gotten me to thinking about why there are so many people that feel that health care should be inexpensive if not free. Yes we have health care but we pay a pretty penny for that care/policy....
What Do You Think Is Your Responsibility?
I was reading a post on another blog and the blogger was talking about it being her responsibility to leave her children/grandchildren an inheritance. I'm wondering if this is the case in different countries.I thought Wow, I'll leave enough to pay whatever debt I may still have at the...
Who Else Has Experience with Pristiq?
Because the anti-anxiety/panic attack meds my PCP put me on initially didn't work he put me on Pristiq which is more of an anti-depressant and supposedly much like Effexor (which I've been on in the past). Anyway, this post is about the side effects which to me are plentiful...