It’s been a problem many women have struggled with most of their life. Getting a dance partner. As many as 65% of men don’t like to dance.

My body tells me its 76 but I still want to jump up and dance when I hear 60s music. I have an 18 year old brain in an old body.

Warning – Sensitive Content about Naughty Bits* You mostly know what to expect as you age. Creaky joints, sagging skin, hearing problems,...

As a child, Christmas was a time of joy for me. A time of togetherness, special songs, twinkling lights and, as a northerner, the...

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...

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...

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...

I know many of you might cringe at this proclamation: I like Zoom (FaceTime, Skype, etc.). I like celebrating birthdays with distant...

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.

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...

Every Sunday America’s Funniest Home Videos gets uproarious laughter with videos of people falling. But for many seniors, including me,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Every morning a strange woman looks back at me from the mirror. The woman has grey hair. The look is startling. After seeing a...

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...

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...