If you've hit a brick wall on special-occasion or holiday gift ideas for your mom, grandma, or older female friends, you'll enjoy this gift guide. It can be a challenging task because older women often have accumulated tons of stuff over the years and are looking for practical things they can truly use. The gifts I have picked out below will work for any occasion, including … [Read more...]
Why More Adults Are Looking for Long-Term Alternatives to Glasses
For many people, wearing glasses simply becomes part of life. You put them on in the morning, take them off at night, and hardly think about them. But over the years, those little inconveniences start becoming more noticeable. A workout feels awkward, travelling means remembering an extra case, and reading often involves switching between different pairs. After years of … [Read more...]
How a Retired Family Doctor Became a First-Time Novelist
In the early 1970s, not long out of medical school at the University of Kansas, I took my first medical post in a small town on the plains of northwest Kansas. Norton was supposed to be a stepping stone—a place to gain experience and save money before my residency in Seattle. Little did I know that instead of starting a career, I was finding my calling. Family medicine … [Read more...]
The Admiral Who Came Back at Sixty
When machines take over more of our work, the question of what we do with our hours becomes personal. A father looks at the women around him and sees the answer. In 1966 the United States Navy retired a commander named Grace Hopper. She was 60, and by any ordinary measure her working life was complete. She had programmed the Harvard Mark I during the Second World War, … [Read more...]
Will Blogs Make a Comeback? I Hope So!
For the past few years, I’ve been in a conundrum regarding blogging. I’ve been a content creator since 2008, and it's become a viable business for me. For a while, blogging was very popular, and brands contacted me all the time to try products interesting to my audience. I received sponsorships and affiliate partnerships, which helped build my business. I never became rich, … [Read more...]