So you have misplaced your nail trimmer. Just forget it! Some things are just not worth the time, fret or energy to try to find. Now, if you have lost your wallet or car keys or eye glasses or cell phone, these come under the head of a different horse. Separating the sufficiently important from [...]
One of the givens of aging, one of the profit sources many pharmacy companies pursue, one of the huge OTC products in any pharmacy or grocery store is the presence of pain and sundry medications to address it. Today’s market is filled with options. Some promise amazing results. There are so many potions, pills, ointments, [...]
Interpersonal relationships often create the need for straight from the heart, eye to eye conversations. Often, without even knowing why, these conversations rise to the surface. Perhaps it is intuition, a look, a misplaced word, a series of frosty encounters, being ignored that presses the need to look for and find ways for conciliation. Assuming [...]
Just a few years back, a friend, who was past 100 years old, decided she needed to learn to use the computer. She undertook the project and before she died had conquered it sufficiently to find it helpful and practical in its usefulness. Getting older does not deter the possibility for continued learning. Sloth, giving [...]
Retirement opens doors for Baby Boomers, and Seniors more advanced in years, that were kept closed during the working years. Many of us simply didn’t have time for fun. Or we thought we didn’t have time. Or perhaps, we just didn’t make time. Whatever the scenario, when faced with replacing a 40 hour work week [...]
Frequent visits to the optometrist or ophthalmologist reveal the need for corrective lenses. I have been going for so many years and have had to have so many corrections, it has become somewhat routine and predictable. No visit, in these years, has occurred without some tweaking of the lens to provide sharper vision. My case is [...]
Retirement is a revolving door. No sooner does one have “everything in place,” than something comes along to interrupt the flow. Frankly that isn’t new nor surprising. That is a definition of life. Expecting total tranquility, hoping to avoid crises and change, harboring illusions about the golden years leaves one ill equipped to be ready [...]
Begin with making a list. Make a long list. That will take considerable thought and time. Once completed, review the list, determine a priority ranking; eliminate the ones that hold little to no interest. Keep refining the list or not. If not, then begin to assign time lines for the items you will undertake. Now [...]
Among the most difficult of experiences for anyone, particularly senior citizens, is dealing with the death of a spouse. Relationships created by longevity, mellowed by love, deepened by experience, affirmed through familiarity are virtually irreplaceable. Of course we all know of persons who in their second marriage or so are blissfully happy. Such experiences are [...]
The fraternity of men who have or will have prostate cancer can be encouraged to know that there are options available for dealing with it. Early detection is extremely important to treatment and cure. There is no substitute for getting your PSA checked annually, or more often if you are at risk. Once diagnosed, wise [...]
