Super-Aging: A Perspective
Super-Agers: A Perspective The news media is filled with stories of Super-agers. Super-agers are defined as those over 80 with the cognitive functioning of those 20 or 30 years younger.…
Reflections on getting older, living in a senior community, and other stuff
For All Eternity
Marriages are often an attraction of opposites. In our marriage, one of the many disagreements is where our mortal remains should be placed after death. My husband wants to visit…
Exploring Superstitions: The Evil Eye and Hamsa
Way back in 2001, we escaped the pressures of an increasingly stressful career and traveled to Istanbul. An old woman, learning against the doorway of a closed office on Taksim…
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Overwhelmed with Paper Memories
Gemini created image 4/3/2025 Most senior citizens live with huge stacks of paper memories: books, letters, writings, and photos. Some of it is stuff we inherited from ancestors who hoped…
Cultivating Joy in Troubling Times
It’s impossible to witness the firings of lifetime civil servants and the defunding of humanitarian agencies without despair and anger. Each day's news delivers yet another hammer blow to my…
All Politics is Local…
I’m working very hard to ignore the news these days: tragic photos of Gaza refugees, stories of career civil servants being illegally dismissed, the fear of our many immigrant neighbors;…
Five Tips for Elderly Stress Relief
My least favorite word is “should.” When I visualize should I see a parent lecturing a child. Should often accompanies recommendations for lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise and sleep.…