While friends are getting upset that the holidays are right around the corner, focusing on food preparation and gift purchases, not one of them is discussing the holiday that is upon us, Halloween. It is not the time of year for the faint of heart, however. It is the time of year to get one’s heart “kick started” with adrenaline.
Read MoreEvery single day, 10,000 people celebrate their 65th birthday in the USA. With this aging population, there is a new appreciation of the role animals play in keeping us physically and emotionally healthy. Senior Housing and Assisted Living Communities are more likely to allow pets these days.
Read MoreScientists are perpetually searching for medicine’s “Holy Grail” that can put the brakes on our aging process. This quest for immortality has been pursued since humans began to explore how our bodies operate. In fact, the very early days of the Egyptian pyramids reveal a desire to crack the code of immortality.
Read MoreIf I’m spending time with you these days, it’s because you mean a lot to me. Family, friends and hobbies can fill the days of a retiree. For me, volunteer opportunities receive the same scrutiny I would apply to employment; is it worth my time – will I impact others in a positive way?
Read MoreNicholas Winton-The Power of Good won an International Emmy in 2002. The Columbus Dispatch published an article on July 2, 2015 that describes the heroic actions of a young British man named Nicolas Winton. He was born in London in 1909 to parents of German Jewish decent but raised Christian. He saved 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia by transporting them from Prague to Britain
Read MoreAs you’re reading this blog post, you’ll recognize that you’re doing so in part due to the influence of radio. Next Avenue is a product of PBS, and NPR is a sister media channel. Here in Columbus, Next Avenue Cbus is linked to WOSU Public Media, and WOSU radio is a major part of this important community entity.
Read MoreEvery day I wake up in the morning and take inventory of my body to find out what I’ll need to address that day.
Read MoreDaily I struggle to balance work with play, chocolate with cruciferous vegetables, and noise with silence.
Read MoreHearing our gray cat purr endlessly while sprawled length-wise across my husband’s legs— safely distanced from her sister Chloe-Belle—has become a nightly ritual for Clara-Belle (named after Clarabell the Clown from the Howdy Doody show). In our household, this four-legged pair is known as the “Belle Sisters.”
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