Why Netflix The Last Laugh is Mandatory Viewing
Have you seen the Netflix movie The Last Laugh? If not, you should check it out. Yes, I know, Rotten Tomatoes gave it only 57%, and the audience liked it even less. But I assure you, that’s because they didn’t understand what they were watching. As the characters romp through...
Look Younger in Under an Hour for Less Than $100
This blog is dedicated to my favorite hints and tips that will make you look younger to others and perhaps feel more confident in yourself. But first, I feel you deserve an explanation. I brand myself as the pro-aging advocate, ready to stamp out ageism as a destructive force....
FINDING THE RIGHT WORDS: Why It Took 10 Years to Buy a Memorial Bench for My Mother…and What I Learned Along the Way
It was a “simple plan.” When my mother passed away, I decided to memorialize her with a bench and plaque donated to the Whittemore preserve in New Jersey. Ten years later, nothing has yet been installed or delivered. Still, I am hopeful of making the Whittemore’s June 1 Community...
Is It Too Late to Abolish the Senior Discount?
It has been six years since I accepted my first senior discount. The young man in the movie theatre ticket booth automatically took $3 off, no questions asked. He just looked at me and assumed that I “deserved” it. It was a startling realization that I had turned the...
Cannabis: It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Weed Anymore
Unlike President Clinton, I inhaled. I had to if I wanted to breathe while walking through Washington Square Park in the early ’70s. The air was heavy with the scent and the curling smoke of grass. Oh, excuse me…cannabis. My grass history started when I moved to Greenwich Village...
Writing Your Résumé: Job Hunting at 40 and Beyond
Despite an unemployment rate that hovers at 4%, ageism in the workplace remains a widespread prejudice that must be faced by any older aged job seeker. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report CDC: Older Employees in the Workplace, discrimination in the workplace starts around age 40.This despite...
Are You Financially SECURE? What the New Retirement Legislation Could Mean to You
On May 23, an Act dubbed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE) passed the House of Representatives. A nearly identical bill, the Retirement Enhancement Securities Act (RESA), is currently in front of the Senate. The eventual legislation will likely have aspects of both. Whatever the nuances in...
Are You a Tweenager?
I bet you know just what I mean when I ask if you’re a “tweenager.” It’s those times in life when we leave one life stage and begin to move on to another. Remember when you were 12? The marketers called you a tween—no longer a child but not...
Help Loved Ones Add Joyful Years to Their Lives
Growing older comes with many transitions, some of which can leave individuals feeling lonely. Whether it’s moving to a new community, transitioning to a new area to live closer to family or staying behind while others move, elders can become isolated in small increments without realizing how limited their...
How to Hula Hoop: Mastering the Impossible
I am embarking on a quest that would put Don Quixote to shame. I plan to whittle three and a half inches off my waist. If that’s not the impossible dream, I don’t know what is. I started by hiring a personal trainer. I found Tracy teaching the Body...