Category Archives: FYI
Ageism in Humor
Elderblogger Ronni Bennett recently wrote a post about how frustrating it is to see ageist humor go unchallenged. The kinds of jokes that are made at the expense of older people would be considered racist, sexist, and otherwise insensitive if … Continue reading
The Daily Call Sheet: A Plan by MPTF to Address the Loneliness Epidemic
A new Motion Picture & Television Fund initiative has taken up the call to combat loneliness, a condition that they report is at chronic, high levels, doubling to 40 percent over the past 40 years. Their new grassroots plan, called … Continue reading
Are Old People Beautiful?
An interesting article in the Chicago Tribune exhorts, “Stop telling your friends they’re beautiful — it’s making them sick.” A new book by Renee Engeln entitled, Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession With Appearance Hurts Girls and Women, “explores the ways we … Continue reading
Were You Born in 1952? A Complete Guide to Enrolling in Medicare
My Medicare Matters from the National Council on Aging offers this helpful guide to Medicare enrollment. Visit their website for more useful information.
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Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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On the Move: Older Adult Transportation Info Event on 4/28
On the Move Riders Club presents an Older Adult Transportation Pop-Up Event in partnership with Sherman Oaks/East Valley Adult Center on Friday, April 28th, from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM . Come learn everything there is to know about using public … Continue reading
Age Well the Artist’s Way
Friend of EngAGE Sue Ronnenkamp, MHA, sent along this recent article in which she shares her observations about creative aging. Age Well the Artist’s Way I’m working my way through Julia Cameron’s latest version of her 12-week “Artist’s Way” course in … Continue reading
Just for Fun: Help the National Museum of American History Transcribe Phyllis Diller’s Jokes
Recently, pianist Jim Maurer was a guest on an Experience Talks radio show entitled, “Active Octogenarians.” He talked about meeting and becoming friends with another classically trained, fine pianist when he was a college student in Ohio — Phyllis Diller. He … Continue reading
