Category: Thoughts for the curious

This I believe to be true: the Titanic will not stay sunk, and the Russian Imperial Family will not stay dead. We love these stories. I finished reading THE ROMANOV’S, by Robert Massie, and...

A life well lived should contain some fear along the way, but no regrets. Regret means that I didn’t quite get the concept of acceptance of myself, and let fear dominate my life. I don’t...

This year, I’m a Beatles song. All year. No, not “You Can’t Do That”. I can still pretty much do everything I’ve ever done. Maybe a little more carefully, but still……….I can do cartwheels, skip,...

If you are reading this, then your eyes are moving. But not much. A little side to side is all they move when reading. The muscles around your eyeballs aren’t killing themselves working. In...

You might be wondering how a history book on a dead general from the Civil War might relate to Aging Intelligently. It’s about his support system and a tribe. A loser and a loner...

Few of us age gracefully, gently, hair color even and wrinkle free. Most of us have to exert some effort, and some money. I bet that Sophia Loren doesn’t look that stunning first thing in...

Maybe you’re thinking that you can keep on doing the same old thing, and it won’t matter. Sometimes you eat the wrong foods, maybe too much food. Sometimes you drink a little, don’t feel...

http://positivemed.com/2012/12/30/johanna-quaas-86-year-old-gymnast/ A video was sent to me by my friend Jen. She thought I might enjoy it. I did. I think that you will as well. Meet Johanna Quaas. Watch the YouTube. She’s a...

If you have never seen Shark Tank, on television, you are missing some interesting business information about small-wanna-be-big businesses. Each week, people appear before four venture capitalists looking for either funding and/or mentoring. If...

I take issue with the word “senior”. As in, I am a senior. Senior what? Senior to whom? I am 63. I hardly think of myself as a senior, citizen or otherwise. Most of...