Blog/Commentary

  • The down-side of aging

    Got a call last night from a friend’s daughter letting me know her mom had died in November. My friend was 74 and a vibrant politically active go-getter who advocated on behalf of those who are usually forgotten. Coming one week after hearing about my other friend’s death – I am a bit discombobulated. My…

  • Proud Parent

    My son, the sociology major, did this video with his group for a class project. [He is the announcer you see first.] It is on AIDS and religion glyconutrients, healthy aging, growing older, aging, nutrition, exercise, eating properly,

  • Life – and death

    I got a phone call this morning from an old friend back East telling me that a mutual friend had died while on vacation overseas with her daughters… All day I have had old memories stirred wherein the 2 of us did things together. We were both in grad school in Boston during the 60’s…

  • Ahhh December

    December came in like the rhyme about March – a lion…..a very windy wet lion. My house was being bumped around a bit and all are tying down anything that could fly off into the river…somehow though I doubt December will go out like the lamb of that same rhyme! I moved my chairs and…

  • Pre New Year

    This week I got back into doing more exercising. Admittedly, I am one who takes exercise out of my schedule when I get busy knowing that is BAD for me! It’s usually bad for everyone – but most of us stop exercising when we have other things to do. I started feeling more tired even…