Universal Health Care: My Experience by Timothy Niedermann It is inevitable, I hope, that after the current pandemic has run its course, the US will have a renewed national discussion on universal health care. For current and future Silver Sagers, this will be critical as, like the COVID-19 virus, f... Read more
Silver Sage Magazine is pleased to announce that we will now occasionally publish short fiction. As with all of our other material, all fiction submissions must be written by Silver Sagers—people over forty years of age—and deal with issues of concern to Silver Sagers, though this certainly is a bro... Read more
There’s no need to dread the inevitable transition into the golden years. Instead, why not celebrate it? Here are ten reasons why getting older can be a positive and enriching phase in everyone’s life — even if you need to put on your reading glasses to see it. Read more
Grief – A Personal Journey By Donna L Scrafano My first exposure to grief came on December 3, 1963. That was the day I had lost my maternal grandmother, twenty-three days before my tenth birthday. I was in fifth grade. Eleven days previously on November 22, the nun who taught us at St. Antho... Read more
3 Tips for Online Shopping by J’Nel Wright These days, when a grandchild comes at you with a list of obscure birthday wishes, there’s only one thing you can do: Say “Bring it here” and then sit down in front of your computer. Online shopping has brought the retail world to our fingertips with compr... Read more
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Celebrate Movember in Style: 5 Tips for Men’s Facial Hair by J’Nel Wright It looks like my entire neighborhood has gone hairy. The postal worker who delivers my mail now has a burly beard. The grocery cashier is sporting a dapper moustache. Since the weather has turned colder, even I have let the hair on Read more
A Charitable Shave Proctor & Gamble has taken their personal care products to a new level with the invention of the new Treo razor. The Gillette blade was first invented in 1901 by King C. Gillette who brought disposable razors to the common people. Although not credited with actually inventing the disposable razor blade, Gillette Read more
An Actual Scientific Breakthrough for Reversing Wrinkled Skin? by Michael Orr We have all seen the claims of miracle-performing wrinkle creams and grow-your-hair-back shampoos. And for just $39.95 you too can look like a super model. Some Silver Sagers may likely have a cupboard full of these products. But now there is real hope. A new Read more
