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The New American Dream

Time was, the “American Dream” consisted of certain goals that through hard work, some education, a bit of luck and a lot of determination, could be realized.  Now, it seems the American Dream consists more of “nots” than “do’s.”
The “NEW” American Dream is to:

NOT have your house foreclosed or to [...]

ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF ON HEALTH ISSUES

By Eva Mor, PhD Author of “Making the Golden Years Golden”
    As we age and more health conditions afflict us, there are more specialists that we see and more documents that represent our medical history unfortunately, in most cases, all this documentation is dispersed among many doctors. If you have had any hospitalizations or emergency room visits, [...]

Order like a pro (y’all)

I love the audio help offered by the SFoodie blog, Don’t Sound Like a Tool.  Order bruschetta (brew-SKETTA) with confidence and your gyro (YEAR-oh) like a native.
Other posts will teach you to pronounce “semi-arcane” spirits such as Patxaran (PAH-cher-ahn), Korean and Filipino dishes, Italian wines, French cheeses and exotic cookware.
How utterly Boomerlicious!

A Decision that Breaks Your Heart

By Eva Mor, PhD, author of Making the Golden Years Golden
My father suffered from Parkinson’s disease for 14 years, the last six of which he was fully impaired by the illness. As a survivor of the Holocaust, he avoided dealing with issues involving death, so he never wrote out a will or instructed us regarding [...]

Happy summer weekend eats and frozen drinks

I received an email from Coca-Cola today with fabulous ideas and recipes for summer food and adult beverages (along with substitutions even the grandkids may enjoy). And there is a $1 coupon for Bacardi mixers.
With the long holiday weekend looming, be sure to look for the Star-Spangled Mixers pictured above … you’ll have to go [...]

Making Your Golden Years Golden Tips

Dr. Eva Mor, Author of Making the Golden Years Golden
         As one of America’s baby boomers, I am acutely aware of how little time we spend preparing for our retirement.  We tend to spend much more time planning our vacations than our retirement. In my book Making the Golden Years Golden I provide the reader [...]

Don’t know where you want to go today? Let Kayak help you!

Although Microsoft coined the phrase “where do you want to go today” many years ago, travel search engine Kayak is now doing a better job of answering the question. CNET’s news.com reviewed the late comer’s newest functionality called “Kayak Explore” recently and inspired me to do some thinking of my own.
I remember the good [...]