Gpa’s Next Big Decision
Is it a fad? Is it just for kids or grown ups too? Does he really need one? Is it something he can live without? What with his desktop computer, laptop, iPad and cell phone, does Geoff Nate really need a smartwatch? Hummmm???
Published: January 26th, 2017
Smartwatch…Fad or Function?
Bits and Pieces of an Ordinary Life
April 26th, 2017
Senior Moments
Thank you Sarah Brightman, and of course Andrew Lloyd Webber. We all treasure our memories. It’s when they begin to desert us that our problems begin. Is it an age thing? Is it only temporary, nothing more than what the professionals call a “senior moment?” Is something catching up to us? Something ominous?
Bits and Pieces of an Ordinary Life
The Name Game
Show us a senior who hasn’t experienced a “senior moment” and we’ll tell you he or she has blocked it out. Those frustrating lapses of memory come with the territory. Where do you fit? Let’s start with “The Name Game.”
Begged and Borrowed
Scientific American: Alzheimer’s
This issue of Scientific American magazine challenges the theory that mental illness is a genetic inevitability. It’s a bit technical, however their conclusion that a combination of improved diet, physical exercise, and mental and social stimulation can curb the onset of cognitive decline is very encouraging.
ETC, ETC, ETC
Where’s Poppa? Video
Sensitive as the subject of this blog may be, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to include a short preview from “Where’s Poppa?” the hysterical 1970 movie starring Ruth Gordon and George Segal.
Published: September 23rd, 2017
The Cyber Dating Game
How about that?… A very attractive lady and she’s waiting for my call. And there are five hundred more. Where do I start? What have I gotten myself into? At least a hundred women are reaching out every week. They’re all from the Greater Los Angeles area, ages 65 and up, the perfect potpourri for a curious super-senior.
Bits and Pieces of an Ordinary Life
The Cyber Dating Game
The old-fashioned dating game is a thing of the past. Today’s cyber-chat could lead to tomorrow night’s adventure. Curious?