It's a Gas, Gas, Gas!*
In the 70s,’ it’s a gas’ meant cool. great, super. Once you reach your 70s, it’s a gas becomes literal: some of us feel like methane...
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Oct 23, 20225 min read
Boomer Bashing
It seems there is a lot of boomer* bashing in the media these days. Articles like “40 things All Baby Boomers Think Are Cool ” frequently...
Oct 16, 20223 min read
What Gets You Going?
Sometimes I feel like the Pete Seeger song, “My get up and go has got up and gone.” (1) I don’t seem to have the motivation to do things...
Oct 9, 20224 min read
Get Zooming
I know many of you might cringe at this proclamation: I like Zoom (FaceTime, Skype, etc.). I like celebrating birthdays with distant...
Oct 2, 20225 min read
A Three Pee Night
It’s one of those nights when every cell in my body seems to protest sleep. My hips hurt. It’s too hot or too cold. It's a three pee night.
Sep 25, 20223 min read
Something in the Way She Moves
I used to play Something, by George Harrison, in my head as I walked to remind me to walk gracefully. I no longer glide gracefully. I...
Sep 19, 20225 min read
Fear of Falling
Every Sunday America’s Funniest Home Videos gets uproarious laughter with videos of people falling. But for many seniors, including me,...
Sep 11, 20224 min read
Learning & "Feelin' Groovy"
Several years ago I made a New Year’s resolution to learn something new every week. Every day seemed too ambitious to me. Even the less...
Sep 4, 20224 min read
What Does Elderly Mean to You?
I hate the word elderly. To me it seems like people use it to mean feeble, forgetful and frumpy. Newscasters seem to use it when they...
Aug 28, 20224 min read
Help - My Kids Don't Want My Stuff
Do you have too much stuff? When you move to a new, smaller environment, is it hard to rid yourself of the stuff? Have you invited your...
Aug 12, 20224 min read
Beans in my Ears
In the 60s there was a cute song by Serendipity Singers, “Beans in my Ears.” (1) It starts with “My mommy said not to put beans in my...
Aug 7, 20224 min read
Senior Un-Friendly Products
The world is getting less friendly to us older folks. Stuff we used to use with ease is becoming a challenge. As much as I love Apple...
Jul 9, 20222 min read
The Stranger in the Mirror
Every morning a strange woman looks back at me from the mirror. The woman has grey hair. The look is startling. After seeing a...
Jun 23, 20222 min read
To Pee or not to Pee
I awaken. I don’t know what time it is, but it seems to early to have to get up to pee. I won’t look at the clock because I might worry...
Jun 23, 20224 min read
Music: Soul Food for Seniors
We hear music every day. Some of it we choose, like when we play or stream our favorite songs. Some of it chooses us: commercial ditties...
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