As a blogger and a professional voiceover actor, I use headphones often and prefer them to earbuds for comfort. I was excited to try out Soundcore SPACE Q45 Noise Canceling Headphones by Anker. Now that many air passengers bring their own devices to listen to news and entertainment, and some flights don’t offer even simple earplugs, it’s essential to bring your own. With … [Read more...]
How Retired Physician Ross Hewitt Produced an Animated Short Film
Just because someone has a career as a professional doesn’t mean they can’t explore the creative side of life. Such is the case for Ross Hewitt who is a retired infectious disease physician who always had a passion for the theatre. He worked much of the time helping those with AIDS and HIV but also took time to audition and appear in plays in New York City and Buffalo. As an … [Read more...]
Tied Up in Knott’s: A Daughter’s Remembrance of her Father Don Knotts
Actress Karen Knotts, who was born in 1954, is the daughter of Don Knotts best known as Deputy Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show. It was one of my favorite shows as a kid as it was with many Baby Boomers. She wrote a book called Tied Up in Knotts which is available on Amazon as an audiobook. She also regularly performs it live as a one-woman show. I saw it at the Fine … [Read more...]
Gina Zollman: From Corporate Executive to Singer in Later Life
Did you ever wish you could have pursued a career in an artistic field but the responsibilities of real life made it difficult? Gina Zollman is a Baby Boomer who was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Flame Gard, an innovative restaurant kitchen filter company. It revolutionized kitchen safety and was integral in setting innovations in that industry. Singing has … [Read more...]
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving is a Women’s Issue
Diane Ty is the Senior Director of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging. She is an author of a report called Guiding the Care Journey Building Dementia Workforce and System Capacity Through Care Navigation. It takes a deep dive into explaining why care navigation is an important element in the complex care journey to help people living with dementia and their … [Read more...]