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Gardening Pains
I love to work in my garden. Now that the weather is turning, it's time to start planning what to plant and where. But first, I've had to clean out the flower beds, removing debris and removing roots and stems from annuals that grew out of control last year. That...
“Rocky and Bullwinkle”: The Moose and Squirrel Create an Intergenerational Connection
I stopped watching cartoons when I was about 11. That changed a couple of years later when I first saw “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends”. I don’t know whether the typical cartoon audience, young children, ever “got” Rocky and Bullwinkle, but I sure did. It wasn’t like...
Old Dogs, “New Tricks”
My wife and I were perusing Netflix and Amazon Prime for something to watch when we came across “New Tricks” on Amazon. The show, which aired on BBC (and later on public broadcasting in the US) is about three retired male policemen who are older adults, and their younger boss,...
Blue Zones
Blue Zones is the single most interesting thing I learned about in the Gerontology program I just finished.   Beginning in 2005, Dan Buettner, an author, and explorer among other things, was working on a story for National Geographic on the secrets of a long life around the world. Through...
Healthy Aging: Social Interaction
Social interaction that people consider to be positive differs greatly from individual to individual.  Interactions I have with friends or family that make me feel happy may be something that another person would find totally boring.  Interactions that may create stress for me could be really stimulating to someone else....
Healthy Aging: Mindfulness
On a typical day, I misplace at least 2 items, or I leave a restaurant without my credit card, or I put down a glass of water somewhere and then spend 15 minutes trying to remember where I put it.  My life is becoming an ongoing treasure hunt.  At first,...
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