Category Archives: aging

Christie Brinkley, Chuck Norris and me

Posted on March 31, 2014 by stillalife

Ever since my mom suffered from Alzheimer’s I’ve worried about my brain. (Friends say I should have started worrying sooner.) I’ve read that strenuous exercise can provide some protection against dementia — more than doing crossword puzzles and having a … Continue reading →

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Salt therapy

Posted on March 19, 2014 by stillalife

Today’s blog provides much-needed contrast to an earlier one I wrote about spending a large chunk of a day with friends at a women’s spa where everyone ran around naked and a technician gave us a scrub that removed at … Continue reading →

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Technology makes me feel old

Posted on March 12, 2014 by stillalife

I never feel old.  Never, that is, unless I’m faced with troubleshooting a tech problem or learning how to use a new tech tool, or testing out a new app.  In those situations I become ancient. In fact, I think … Continue reading →

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HIking Diamond Head crater

Posted on February 20, 2014 by stillalife

Science has recently confirmed what I think of as the full disk theory of memory. (NY Times January 21, 2013.) As we age we add tons of new experiences, but we can’t break the connections to old ones and thus have more … Continue reading →

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Old and fit

Posted on December 13, 2013 by stillalife

Blame it on the absence of girls’ athletic programs for my generation.  Or on the feminine ideal of the era about what “young ladies” did and didn’t do.  Whatever the reason, my childhood friends and I created our own rules … Continue reading →

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Feeling good about being boring

Posted on September 26, 2013 by stillalife

Those of us over fifty can finally feel good about being boring. When reflecting on the past, it’s easy to remember the excitement that accompanied turning points in my life. Starting with kindergarten and going all the way to retirement, … Continue reading →

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Self-awareness or obsession?

Posted on September 2, 2013 by stillalife

I observed my birthday in August. ‘Observed’ as opposed to ‘celebrated.’ I stopped celebrating at sixty. In contrast to the kind of celebrations birthdays dictate at age twenty-one, at a certain point they call for less concern over parties and … Continue reading →

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High school reunions

Posted on May 17, 2013 by stillalife

There’s nothing like a high school reunion to take you back to the past, and in my case, way back. I’ve been to two of my reunions and figured those would be enough to satisfy me for the rest of … Continue reading →

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Why some of us are susceptible to scams

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stillalife

Can you read people’s faces well enough to know whom to trust?  New research says that the older we get, many of us can’t. When my mother was about eighty, she called to say, “You won’t have to worry about me … Continue reading →

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Technology snails

Posted on April 9, 2013 by stillalife

We can all agree that seniors normally are not early adopters of technology.  Teenagers take the lead. Sometimes the rest of us take longer to jump on board. Travel back in time to Japan, the year 2000. Three of us, two social … Continue reading →

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