Health and happiness in age of coronavirus
As the world grapples with how to stay healthy during a new way of living that includes social distancing and the closing of our gyms and restaurants -…
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One option for some seniors: Roth IRA
Some investors could make a big move in this crisis-driven market by converting their retirement accounts to a Roth IRA. One caution: It might be smart…
Parental self-care in the days of quarantine
The Calgon commercials of years past – the harried Mom imagining a warm tub filled with bubbles, pleading, “Calgon, take me away!” – were an effective…
Games to play indoors/at home
Cabin fever took on new meaning this year, as we were forced to stay home well beyond the winter months. And that meant we needed to get creative to keep…
On the road – family life in an RV
Step aside, tiny homes. Now it’s all about tiny homes on wheels. (Or are they ginormous trucks instead?) RV living is all the rage, and more and more…
Memorial Day: Time to remember those of valor
The tradition of honoring our country’s fallen defenders began as a springtime custom following the Civil War. Originally, called Decoration Day, it was a…
Mother’s Day, May 10: Honoring mothers
The world has turned many times since 1907. That was the year Anna Jarvis asked her Philadelphia church to hold services in memory of all mothers on the…
Coronavirus can mimic heart attack
In New York City, doctors began emergency surgery on a patient who had all the signs of a heart attack. An electrocardiogram showed dangerous heart…
Bold Bubbles: The strange journey and superpowers of soap
According to Roman legend, thousands of years ago women washing in the river Tiber used bubbly globs flowing down a mountain to clean their clothing….
At-home and online workouts
When gyms closed in March, many were scrambling for ways to keep in shape – or some semblance of shape – without our treadmills, weights, and the…