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• Advanced Style: Film Review

  

  Released May 9, 2014. I've been reading Ari Seth Cohen's blog Advanced Style for the last three years. I was delighted when friends gave me his coffee table boo... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Still Here: Book Review

  

  Published June 1, 2000. When I was in my early 40s, I hit the wall after being very achievement oriented. I started practicing yoga and reading zen Buddhist... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Diverticulosis & Diverticulitis

  

  Photo by kevinv033. Until I turned 50, I had never heard the following words: diverticula diverticulosis diverticulitis Now I have have friends and family... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Beginners: Film Review

  

  Released in the US 3 June 2011 Beginners (2010) is a quirky family dramedy, starring Ewan McGregor, who plays Oliver Fields, a 38-year-old graphic artist... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Happy 3rd Blogoversary to TGAM

  

  Photo by Martin Fisch. Today marks three years since the launch of this blog, The Generation Above Me. Here are a few posts of interest: Why This Blog? Happy 1s... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Christmas Films Now & Then

  

  Movie Still from It's a Wonderful Life by S_Herman. My kids' definition of "Classic Christmas Movie" and mine differ quite a bit. If you want an exhaustive... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2014 Top Ten Posts

  

  Photo by Caroline. As the year draws to a close, I'm taking the time to review the Top 10 posts for 2014. I've done this for previous years, as well: 2013 Top... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Death In Slow Motion: Book Review

  

  Published February 3, 2004 Eleanor Cooney admired her mother Mary Durant for being cool, stylish, intelligent and sophisticated. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Win $100 for a Local Charity

  

  This post is sponsored by Medtronic. What do many people do when they receive the gift of prolonged life? They use that extra time to help others. That concept... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Sleep-inducing Foods

  

  Photo by nonelvis. Just as some foods and drinks can cause insomnia, others can help induce sleep. My own experience tells me that oatmeal over warm milk and... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Scar Tissue: Book Review

  

  Published January 1, 1993 In 1993 Canadian author and politician Michael Ignatieff published a novel about a family's response to early onset dementia. Scar... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Wrinkles: Film Review

  

  Released 2012 Wrinkles (2012) is an 89 minute animated film focuses on the friendship that develops between Emilio and Miguel, roommates residing in the same... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Tales of a Geriatrician: Book Review

  

  1st Edition Published 30 November 2012. 2nd Edition Published 12 September 2014. I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Since Otar Left: Film Review

  

  Released 17 September 2003 Jim, A filmmaker acquaintance of mine, recently recommended Since Otar Left (2003) to me, so I moved it to the top of my viewing list. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Levy's Research on Positive Stereotypes

  

  Photo by Marg. "To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent--that is to triumph over old age." ~ Thomas Baily Aldrich I have to admi... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Phyllis Sues, Active at 91

  

  Photo by Zabara Alexander. Today I stumbled across a slideshow about 91-year-old dancer, actress, fashion designer, and music composer, Phyllis Sues. I decided... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• King Lear: One Play, Two Views

  

  "King Lear and Cordelia" by Edward Matthew Ward Photographed by Sofi. One of the joys of aging occurs when I revisit works of literature after a decade or two. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• The Oak: Poem

  

  Photo by Bob Gutowski. I'm interested in poetry that focuses on aging. Here Tennyson uses the four seasons to describe how people experience life stages. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Elsa y Fred: Spanish-language Original

  

  Released July 28, 2005 I've long had Elsa y Fred (2005) in my Netflix queue (the Spanish-language film). But with the recent release of an English-language... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Being Mortal: Book Review

  

  Published 7 October 2014. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End was published in October of this year, and it's been getting very high praise. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH