It should come as no surprise that older Americans are using social media and social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn more often. After all, social media is fun and interesting, it’s how people gather their news, and reach out to friends and family; particularly if they want to stay in touch with the [...]
Monday, April 23, 2012
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When you’re a woman over 50, the picture that society paints of you isn’t exactly a thrilling one. You’re expected to be a doting grandmother, a couponing fiend, someone whose idea of a good time is crocheting baby booties while catching up on her daily soap operas. While there’s nothing wrong with any of these [...]
Friday, April 20, 2012
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A couple hours before commencement we were told to go to the basement of the War Memorial Auditorium to look for the pole with the first letter of our last name. If there was a punch card with my name I’d have a diploma waiting for me on the stage. If not, see you next [...]
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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By Dr. Eva Mor – Author of “Making the Golden Years Golden” One of the biggest worries that one over the age of 50 has is what to do with his money, where to invest. Very few of us have the luxury of retiring without any worries. There are thousands of stocks and dozens of [...]
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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One of the big questions that has taken a backseat to many of the pressing economic issues of today is: how are we going to provide adequate healthcare for the baby boomer generation? The first groups of baby boomers, those born in 1946, are just turning 65, with the youngest group of baby boomers being [...]
Monday, April 16, 2012
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First-time home buyers have a difficult go of it these days. Despite a housing market that offers high inventories and low prices, lenders are being especially cautious with young applicants and many people without prior ownership history are unable to get competitive mortgage rates. Some of them, in response, are putting off that purchase of [...]
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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When you think of fatal diseases, the one that evokes the most emotion and receives the greatest amount of attention is cancer. But the fact is, cancer is not the #1 disease which kills Americans. More of us will die from heart disease than all the cancers combined. Heart disease can kill slowly with the [...]
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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In the fall of ’66 I began a studying marathon taking 25+ credit hours each trimester and getting a 3.0 so I could graduate the following May with an AA degree. I was proud of my academic accomplishment because that time a year earlier the weight of failure seemed too much and Vietnam too close. [...]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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There’s plenty of research out there demonstrating the powerful mental and physical health benefits of owning a pet. To name one example, the New York Times Magazine recently featured an incredibly touching story explaining how an adopted Russian boy with fetal alcohol syndrome turned his life around after getting a service dog. If you don’t [...]
Monday, April 9, 2012
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This year’s fashion magazines are filled with the hottest styles, patterns, and colors for 2012 plus size swimwear. Luckily for real women throughout the world, you don’t need to be a stick-thin model to find the perfect swimsuit to hit the beach with. Whether you’re heavy on top or aren’t quite ready to show off [...]
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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