Did you ever go to a concert or a pub where an awesome band was playing? Maybe you totally enjoyed the music, only to find that your ears were “ringing” when you got home – or until you woke up, and maybe even until later the next day? Now, what if that noise didn’t go…
Month: March 2019
55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal!
Elizabeth White’s book might be useful to YOU and 10 or MORE of your friends! This highly-qualified, educated woman, who had been previously known as an over-achiever, talks about the reality of losing her career options long before being ready for her retirement. Age discrimination is rampant in the U.S., yet aging adults need to…
“Why didn’t I have an art teacher like this?”
That was the comment from a young woman sitting near me at a presentation by Sean Crum last night. Sean Crum is aging gracefully by doing what he loves every day and he recommends that everyone do the same. As an art historian, his enthusiasm, energy, and passion for art can make anyone eager to…
Genealogy Simplified by an Expert
Laura Ploenzke gives the Do’s and Don’ts for your family archives. Laura Ploenzke, Adult Services Librarian, keeps history alive by preserving local photos, artifacts, and a large genealogy collection in Avon Lake, Ohio. What do we do with pictures, old movies, birth certificates, or the family bible? Have you already done the work once by…
Greg Piscura Brings Back Happy Memories!
Greg Piscura is aging gracefully as he gains popularity traveling around Cleveland and the northeast Ohio area and singing at senior living apartments and communities, community centers, luncheons, and other events. Greg loved teaching school for many years until a family loss made him decide to take the retirement he had already earned at his…
Daylight Saving Time mess up YOUR clock?
Was it hard to get up in the mornings this week? Did you feel sluggish and unproductive? The last few days, my friends and students questioned… Why do we do Daylight Saving Time anyway? Is it for the farmers? Businesses? Kids at the bus stop? I did a little research and here’s what I found:…
Aging Gracefully with POWER in your workouts!
Written by Kathryn Eyring I’ve been in Dallas, Texas this week working on a new certification as a Functional Aging Specialist. Functional performance workouts build our bodies and brains, helping us to do what we NEED to do, LIKE to do, and WANT to do as we’re aging gracefully! Exercise classes have traditionally included flexibility,…
Meet Dick Boyd, well-known for his valuable career in education
He’s moved back and forth from Mississippi several times in his life, but you might remember him as Superintendent of Warren or Lakewood schools in Ohio. You might also remember his name from the 1990s when he was state deputy superintendent for Ohio and created programs and planning to get Cleveland schools out of financial…