Wisdom for Dummies
It’s true what they say: Age is a matter of mind. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. But you’re still just as old. Find more dubious advice in I Used to Think I Was […]
Tag: aging
Aging, Angst and Funny: Meet Perry Block and Keith Stewart
Today, we highlight two of our funniest writers of the Y chromosome persuasion. They make us laugh, cry and sometimes blush. It’s time to pick up their books and let yourself be entertained. Perry Block […]
Feed a Printer Starve a Fish?
My adult daughter recently told me that she “pulled a mom.” “Go ahead,” I said on the phone. “Tell me what you did.” She proceeded to explain that she was running a 10k. […]
Down the Graying Yellow Brick Road
Handsome Hubby and I recently took a trip down the (graying) yellow brick road and oh, what a trip it was! More precisely, we went to see Elton John […]
The Fabulous Five: Calisthenics for the Rest of Us
“Recent research suggests that activities you’d never think of as exercise, like running errands and cleaning the bathroom, still have longevity perks.” – TIME Magazine, December 10, 2018 Gee, who knew there was an upside […]
The Ten Best Things About Growing Old(er)
10. Senior Discounts. Sometimes they don’t amount to much, sometimes they do, but the thrill of not having to pay full price almost makes up for any cheapness and gives us a feeling that we […]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Surgery
The older I get, the more time I spend at ologists. You know – the dermatologist, cardiologist, urologist, gastroenterologist, colonoscopologist, and, for reasons I’m still a little fuzzy about, my geologist. Recently, I had to […]
Lost and Found: St. Anthony and the Sock Pile
Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic write, speak and blog together as The Word Mavens. These days, we find ourselves losing things. We leave a half-full mug of coffee in the linen closet when we go […]