Category Archives: FYI
Our Country’s Blog
Did you know that there’s a blog that serves everyone in the U.S.A.? Yes, blog.usa.gov is the non-partisan, official blog for our country, and its posts offer a wide array of useful information and fascinating tidbits. You can learn about … Continue reading
Marc Freedman Offers Ideas to Transform How We Live in Our Later Years
Marc Freedman, Founder and CEO of Encore.org, recently shared more excellent insights about how to make our older years something to look forward to: “In this piece in today’s Wall Street Journal, I offer six concrete proposals–innovations that I believe have … Continue reading
Veteran Newsman Bob Schieffer Retires
Bob Schieffer, a 46-year veteran of CBS, has been host of the public affairs show “Face the Nation” for 24 years; Sunday morning’s edition was his last. Read more about his distinguished career here and here.
Wavy Gravy Benefit Concert for Nepal Earthquake Relief
Many of us of a certain age will remember Wavy Gravy (aka Hugh Romney) at Woodstock where he was Chief of the Please Force. He was also a member of the entertainment activist commune known as The Hog Farm, and … Continue reading
Tippi Hedren’s Contribution to the Vietnamese Refugee Community
You may know about actress Tippi Hedren’s career (most notably, she starred in “The Birds” and “Marnie”), and you may have heard about her involvement in the protection of exotic animals (she founded and remains active with The Shambala Preserve, a … Continue reading
May Is Older Americans Month: Time to Reauthorize the Older Americans Act
Funding programs that allow seniors to age in place is cost-effective; however, Congress has not reauthorized these programs since 2010. We urge you to contact your elected officials and insist that they pass a reauthorization. Learn more in this 5:22 video. … Continue reading
A Museum of Everyday Things
“‘I’m a guardian of time,’ says 74-year-old Domenico Agostinelli when I ask about his great passion, a passion that has led him over the past 60 years to pick up and collect things of all types, from antique art to … Continue reading
