Tag Archives: aging

Far from the “maddening” crowd

Posted on March 9, 2011 by stillalife

Retirement brings new opportunities for being alone.  But do we want to be alone? Should we be alone? Many of us have mixed feelings about solitude.  We know that keeping one’s friends and social connections is important as we age … Continue reading →

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Cha-Cha-Changes

Posted on February 17, 2011 by stillalife

When is acceptance of a situation better than changing it?  As a product of the sixties, I remember well my generation’s belief that just about everything, not only the Vietnam War, but conventional norms and OUR PARENTS, needed to change. … Continue reading →

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It’ll come to me in a minute

Posted on January 30, 2011 by stillalife

More on the brain and aging.  Since The New York Timesarticle by Barbara Strauch* that I referenced recently is only accessible to subscribers, I went to the Pomona College Aging and Cognition website to supplement what I read in the Times article about … Continue reading →

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How and why you should scramble your brain

Posted on January 27, 2011 by stillalife

Just when most people my age are convinced that they have already lost an excessive number of brain cells that can never be retrieved, new research about the aging brain tells us a very different story.  The latest findings were … Continue reading →

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She enjoys “not getting old”

Posted on January 18, 2011 by stillalife

Joyce Turner is the best possible argument for keeping your body flexible as you age. She is my role model.  I can’t say exactly when I came to this conclusion, certainly not as a result of our first encounter, which … Continue reading →

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Time goes by

Posted on December 30, 2010 by stillalife

It’s been a quiet week between Christmas and New Year’s.  Reading, baking, walking, seeing a few friends, writing things-to-do-lists for some future date, since I’m way too lazy this week to do more than think about accomplishing anything.   We … Continue reading →

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Thumbing our noses at aging

Posted on October 12, 2010 by stillalife

What do Pat’s Protein Pancakes; moisturizers, wrinkle creams and eye creams by Revlon and Olay; and Dr. Atkins’ Diet have in common?  These and dozens of other products are labeled by their creators as “age-defying.”  I recently purchased several products … Continue reading →

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Dementia: is it still a life?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by stillalife

When you reach retirement age, if your parents are alive, the chances are good that they’re at least in their early eighties if not older.  My mom is 91.  She has had Alzheimer’s for at least six years.  While she … Continue reading →

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