Photo: Suzanne and John’s Mom. Snowdrops arrive in Massachusetts. I haven’t posted photos for a while, and now I’m realizing that today’s selection goes way back to early January, when Erik’s mother was still visiting from Sweden. She showed me a garden-like cemetery in Providence where she loves to run — and where we were […]
Photos from Winter
This post is from Jamie. I’m not sure how we “met”, but we’re been exchanging comments and tweets for a while now. I feel like we’re on pretty much the same wavelength and his blog is an excellent source of giggles, book reviews and lovely poems. Plus he has an actual, real book! The Fathers, […]
Lessons in Loss 15: Losing Touch
“I think we – I mean people, humans – always think things can’t get any weirder. In 2019 I started working on DoxBox Trustbot, my show about the unhealthy, asymmetrical strangeness of the deals we do with technology companies. DoxBox is an animated artificial intelligence who lives in a pink and gold box and loves J-Pop. It will ask you questions about your phone and the apps you use, then give you advice about how you could be safer and happier….”
Read on to find out more…
Camden People’s Theatre: https://cptheatre.co.uk/artist_blogs/putting-the-go-in-algorithmic-oppression
Photo: Dan Cook/Unsplash. Ha ha ha ha ha. Back in the 1990s, I had a stint as the editor of a publication called Minnesota Physician, where I interviewed a local physician who referred to himself as “the laugh doctor.” He convinced me that even forcing yourself to laugh can create endorphins in your body that […]
Rx: Laughter
“Laughter’s positive psychological and physiological responses include lessening depression and anxiety symptoms, increasing feelings of relaxation, improving cardiovascular health, releasing endorphins that boost mood and even increasing tolerance for pain.”
Humans are a social species and the deficit in social relationships may increase the risks of morbidity and mortality – either objective or perceived. This clearly shows the importance of social connections to our health and well-being. It’s not surprising that isolation and loneliness have been linked to high blood pressure, or increased risks of […]
Sleep & Loneliness
Every time I walk into a redesigned home I notice one thing in common: sanitized perfection. The low, uncomfortable couches with the clean lines, the teak furniture, and the endless wood. For a long time I just considered this the “mod” look, but rich people have a different name for it. Mid-cench. What Is Mid-Cench? […]
Gender + Money = Interior Design
Have you ever seen a drunken parrot? This wino with wings can be seen holding a glass of bubbly while lounging back on some bark. Small this is not, without whipping out a measuring tape I’d say it’s easily in the four to five foot range from the top of his hat to extended toes. It’s […]
Key West’s Drunken Parrot
Caregivers can experience additional stress around the holidays on top of an already challenging routine. That stress is often triggered by expectations: from others and ourselves on how a holiday should be celebrated. Family traditions are something to be treasured, but when caring for an ill loved one, those traditions can quickly become burdens. One […]
Adjusting holiday expectations
Traditional Peruvian cuisine made from plants with love in Philadelphia. La Llamita Vegana uses vegan, organic & gluten-free ingredients to participate in small batch catering events & pop-ups in the Philadelphia area. THE FOOD – LA COMIDA Made with no added oils from mostly whole food plant based ingredients. All recipes are inspired from traditional […]
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“How To Be Old” — Write Into Life
“And under the fun of the poem, I do have a strong secret message. Not only can old age be delightful in its way, a “reward” for living a very long time. But by extension, life is worth living: it’s worth staying alive.”
Source: https://writeintolife.com/2022/11/06/dancing-how-to-be-old/
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