The arrival of autumn signals a fresh season of scammers. Besides their greed, this cadre of low-life scum has become much more sophisticated in the past few years. Maybe we can blame the pandemic for putting us on our phones and computers in our quest for connection through social media. Seniors seem more susceptible to […]
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A Facebook post on the last day of 2020 hit me hard. Still in pandemic holiday mode, my husband and I were sitting on the loveseat together, getting ready to escape into another mind-numbing Netflix series. A scant 15 minutes prior to casting the show to our family room television, I had shared news of
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Do we all need to do a reset on our defaults? Just when we got a little more comfortable in our living rooms, they rearranged the furniture. The metaphor here refers to digital technology…you know, the stuff we’ve become addicted to and rely on now to keep us from total isolation. And ignorance. But digital
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You would think that having all our routines disrupted since March would enable us to seize the day. We have more hours now that we’re not taking trips or socializing with friends over lunch. One would assume we would be able to instill healthier habits and more structure in our lives. Carpe Diem…seize the day,
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The courage to try new-old skillsets My dearest departed cousin-sister Linda collected cookbooks. When I came into her house as the beneficiary of her husband and a mountain of knick-knacks and what-nots, it became my job to sort through that collection and disperse them to her daughters and step-daughters. I kept a few for myself,
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