Nostalgic Halloween: Kids ran wild, adults ran low on candy
Back in the day, neighborhood trick-or-treating was a kind of kid’s science. The goal was to get the biggest haul. And to do that, kids had to know the…
Category: Seniors
Seniors in lockdown: How long?
Rose is 92 in a nursing home. She has a mobility problem, but no serious illnesses. She has never touched a sip of alcohol, nor puffed on a cigarette. The…
Enhance memory? Elon Musk shows brain link device
The future, Elon Musk says, is going to be weird. Most people probably think the present is weird enough, but how much weirder could it get? What if a…
The era when old friends are not forgotten
There’s always a certain sadness to the New Year song Auld Lang Syne because, of course, people come into our lives, we love them, and they drift away….
Do you agree or disagree with these relationship statements?
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?: 1 “There are people I can depend on to help me if I really need it.” 2 “I have close…
Guard your Medicare card
Remember that your Medicare card and the information it contains are valuable and often the target of scammers. Guard your Medicare card just as you would…
Medicare covers Covid tests
All Covid-19 lab tests are completely covered under Medicare. Medicare covers FDA-authorized Covid-19 antibody (or serology) tests if you were diagnosed…
Craving hugs? There is a genetic reason
People doing social distancing might suddenly feel a sort of skin hunger, a craving for human touch, the sort of thing that comes from a simple hug….
Stamp collecting: The enjoyable, old hobby that is coming back
They are tiny pieces of art, the stamps that we have used our whole lives. Maybe they are easily forgotten by some, but not to the lovers of Philately;…
How to get started collecting stamps
Start with the stamps. You can buy bags of them, looking at the colors and researching origins. Buy a stamp guide book to start analyzing them. You can…