June 20 is officially the first day of summer. One official sign that summer has arrived is when the first chunky, clumsy beetle flies aimlessly into the screen door, flops and lands on its back on the porch floor and begins to emit the strangest combination of buzzing, vibrating, hissing sound. Is there any other …
Picture it: Jumping back and forth on furniture, hearing a mother say, “Stop jumping; you’re going to get hurt.” Or hearing a mother say, “Finish your vegetables and drink your milk.” Or as a teenager, arriving home past curfew, while Mom waits awake with a worried look on her face. And then she says, “One …
Remember when the two biggest “frauds” in your lives were the dreaded chain letter and the 12-cassettes-for-a-penny club from Columbia House? That innocent penny hooked us into buying recorded music for the rest of our lives if we didn’t frantically run to the post office and mail back the month’s music choice that was sooo …
In 2025, we peeled another milestone off the calendar and realize that those born in 1960 are turning 65 and becoming eligible for Medicare. Let’s stop for a minute and think about that. Those born in the ‘60s are going to start registering for Medicare and circling dates on their calendars to retire. Teenagers in …
The month of February gets a bad rap. It is as if the universe said, “OK, we’ve been able to divide all these days into equal 11 parts, but we have these extra 28 days sitting here. Wait, I’ve found another 29th day, but it’s kind of puny, so we can only use it every …
As the New Year rolls in, many of us heave a sigh of relief that the hustle and bustle of the holiday season has ended. While we enjoy the excitement of the decorating, gift giving and endless parade of food, the extended bonding time with our family and friends can wear us thin. Sometimes it …
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who love to wrap beautifully presented gifts with color-coordinated and perfectly “fluffed” bows – and everyone else. The first group shops early, and often, for wrapping paper, ribbon, tape and cards and buys large quantities when they go on sale. Never knowing when they might …
In the mid-1980s, a movie came out around Thanksgiving that resonates with many as a great holiday movie that is watchable and relevant even 37 years later. No, it’s not the movie “Die Hard, “which came out in 1988. Although there is a case for “Die Hard” being one the greatest Christmas movies of all …
The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period begins every year on October 15. This is a terrific opportunity for everyone on Medicare and those preparing to join Medicare to review their options and make informed decisions about what their Medicare insurance coverage will look like for the coming year. This is also the time of year when …
Labor Day weekend is considered the official end of summer and the start of fall. Most of us come from a long line of hard-working people – men and women willing to do jobs that would have today’s generations demanding their rights under the Geneva Convention. Some of us have grandmothers who were a “Rosie …
The Summer Olympics in Paris are in full swing. The gymnasts are defying gravity, the swimmers are moving like beautiful dolphins through the water and the power lifters are lifting weights close to that of small automobiles. In the United States, another Olympics of sorts is underway as the state level Senior Games are held …
A few years ago, the news was full of stories about the need to take 10,000 steps a day to optimize your healthy lifestyle and remain physically fit. Pedometers and “Fit Bits” were flying off the shelves as people started keeping track of how many steps they were taking a day. It was easy to …