We have learned a great deal about staying safe and healthy since the pandemic, and we can apply this knowledge to stay well during the annual flu season. The flu never takes the year off, so we must always be vigilant about our health. Here are a few simple but effective lifestyle changes you can make in preparation for flu season. Try to Stay Active Get More … [Read more...]
Best of Boomer Blogs: Falling into the Fall Season
I don’t know what it was like where you live, but Halloween in Los Angeles was canceled except for a few drive-by events. Still, in my neighborhood, which is culturally mixed, there were parties and mariachi music playing well into the night. With the fall season well underway, Christmas decor is filling the stores despite the pandemic. Another move for me This … [Read more...]
How Grandparents Can Help When Twins Arrive in the Family
Every year, almost 150,000 sets of twins are born in America. They are adorable, fascinating, and a double blessing. They can also be a lot of hard work, particularly in the first year. There is an African proverb that says “It takes a village to raise a child,” and this has never been more true when it comes to looking after twins. There are plenty of ways as a grandparent … [Read more...]
Confronting Your Mortality By Dr. Jeff Spiess
The experience of living through a pandemic provided many lessons when it comes to your mortality, one of which is that each of us is vulnerable to infection, illness, even death. Precautions to minimize our danger and flatten the epidemiological curve are effective but do not eliminate risk in a society that thrives on interaction. People, some of them prominent … [Read more...]
Have You Ever Wanted to Live in a Hippie Commune?
Did you ever dream of living the life of a hippie when you were young? I was a junior in high school in 1968 so I was a tad too young to revel in the summer of love. Still, there is no reason you can't live in a hippie-type environment or Golden Girls lifestyle now that you’re older. I’m living that life in a way. When my longtime boyfriend died, I rented a room for 6 … [Read more...]