Aging Well in the Gorge ~ April 12th, 2023
As you grow older, think of the benefits. You no longer have to worry about how to ask that cute girl to the middle school dance, what your children are doing after the football game on Saturday night; and the annual performance review so you can obtain that needed job promotion. We’ve been there, done […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ April 5th, 2023
I’m trying to hold back the slow, methodical footsteps of time. I do all the right things. I exercise five days a week; I keep mentally stimulated by playing brain games and working the online NYT crossword puzzles (I use autocorrect!); I keep my sodium intake low and eat a daily variety of vegetables; and […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ March 29th, 2023
In her February 16th opinion piece in the Washington Post titled “Gen Z might not want to drive. Gen Old shouldn’t”, 84-year-old Elaine Soloway, urges her generation to “Please STOP driving!” That may be a little extreme and stereotyping older adults – although she lives in Chicago and who would want to drive in any large […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ March 22nd, 2023
When you listen to a favorite old song, smell a certain perfume, or browse through a picture album, does it trigger images and emotions long forgotten? This nostalgia, the emotions caused by remembering something from the past, has been described by Angela Carter as the vice of the aged. “We watch so many old movies […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ March 15th, 2023
Have you fallen in the last year? If so, you are not alone. More than one in four people aged 65 years or older fall each year – and the risk of falling increases with age. But why? Are they unavoidable, unfortunate accidents? Sometimes. But even if we can’t totally eliminate the risk of falling, […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ March 8th, 2023
In high school did you have to memorize the Gettysburg Address or Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll? Today we can rely on gadgets outside our brains, so why memorize a poem or practically anything when we can look it up at our fingertips? But I’ve found there is one thing I do need to memorize: my […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ March 1st, 2023
When March arrives, I expect winter to be over. Okay, as my wife reminded me, winter doesn’t officially end until March 18th, but I’m talking unofficially or maybe more accurately wishfully. But it looks like this year my wish has not come true – with the ten-day forecast predicting daytime highs not getting above the […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ February 22nd, 2023
How many times do we tell ourselves “That’s too much effort”; “I’m too tired tonight”; or “Oh, I’ve never done that before, and I’m not going to start now.” I certainly have. Joan Chittister in her book, The Gift of Years, points out that one of the challenges we face in old age is that we […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ February 15th, 2023
I should’ve mentioned this last week, but who wants to talk about taxes when you have a chance to talk about love and romance? Not me. So, this week I’ll write about what people have been complaining about since they were first established in Egypt around 3000 B.C. But I’m always reminded without the income […]
Aging Well in the Gorge February 8th, 2023
Senior Living February 8th, 2023 I’ve found that Valentine’s Day just isn’t as thrilling as it was when I was in grade school trying to decipher the meaning of the Valentine’s card from the cute girl in the second row. Does she really like me? And what do I do if she does?! Well, you […]