How a Fitbit Saved My Life
Alerts about Atrial Fibrillation The reality is that I was scared. OK, I’m 70, and stuff happens. I didn’t think I had a family history of any heart problems, but I did have a grandfather who died of stroke. He … Read More
As I Get Older, I Treasure Friendships from Youth
Make new friends, but keep the old… A curious feature about getting older is my growing-up years seem closer. I reconnected with friends at my 40th and 50th high school reunions, and have maintained connections with some. There is a … Read More
I’m Fat. Is it My Fault, or the Culture’s?
Snack-Food Stores, Insulin Resistance, Health and Weight I have lost 40 pounds in 4 years in retirement. Yup, that’s really darn slow. I had resolved, when I retired, to eat better and exercise more. The near elimination of stress was … Read More
Real Gains from Social Capital in Retirement
We underestimate the value of what we receive and what we give. Social capital was discussed when women moved from voluntary activities in the workplace in the 1970s. Social capital is the value of your connections and voluntary activities. The … Read More
‘Rustin’: Homophobia in the Civil Rights Movement
The March for Jobs and Freedom Rustin is the new documentary streaming and produced by Michelle and Barack Obama. It is an important piece of Civil Rights history, the first commercially produced film I have seen with the jousting among … Read More
Zoom Link to Poetry Reading
Head for the HillsJoan Dobbie & Sharon JohnsonZoom Link!Tuesday, November 14, 6:00 – 8:30Join Two Wonderful Oregon Poets Zoom Link! Please note, the doors will open at 5:30 Pacific Time, and the reading will begin at 6:00. Dale Champlin is inviting … Read More
Zoom Reading – for those interested
Head for the HillsJoan Dobbie & Sharon JohnsonZoom Link!Tuesday, November 14, 6:00 – 8:30Join Two Wonderful Oregon Poets Bring your latest and most exciting poem to read! Zoom Link! Please note, the doors will open at 5:30 Pacific Time, and the reading … Read More
Boomer Grands and Gentle Parenting
“Don’t bleed on my floor” vs. “How do you feel?” “Don’t bleed on my clean kitchen floor,” my mother told my brother, who had fallen off his bike and abraded his leg from knee to ankle. “Go outside and wash … Read More
Queen Camilla Needs to Put Her Feet Up
Many reasons why we should be glad not to be Queen Queen Camilla’s hands were seen shaking at some public event. She’s 76 years old. She probably needs to sit down, put her feet up and have a cuppa. She … Read More
The Divine in Art
The juxtaposition of likes and opposites Robert Mapplethorpe and Michelangelo I had just taken a picture of my companion, a dark-skinned black man, with a white-painted come-to-life mime. The mimes posed still as statuary until they moved, startling us with … Read More