The Cost of Being Uninsured Today Can Cost Your Life Tomorrow by Marly Bobillier Grosso A few years ago, my then employer announced reductions in staff to every department within the company, including the visual design team where I worked. I became one more casualty of the crumbling retail world. A... Read more
The Year I Fell from the Sky by Jude Joseph Lovell The summer of 1991, my big brother was visiting from the Midwest with this crappy, brown pickup truck that he was rather proud of. Having been raised in the comfy New Jersey suburbs by a neuroscientist and a busy working mom, we were not Read more
The Thrill of a Great Find by Marly Bobillier Grosso Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved furniture. From the sensual curves of the French period to the simple country styles of Americana, to Asian screens, Chinese armoires, and everything in-between. Each style holds a very special place in my heart,... Read more
Caregiving During Difficult Times by Donna L Scrafano Although my caregiving duties ended with my father’s death prior to the 2020 pandemic, I continued to facilitate a caregiver support group at the YWCA in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where my father once attended an adult program. During the pandemic... Read more
The Bennies of CBD By Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. CBD has been around since the early 1900’s when chemist Roger Adams isolated cannabidiol compound while researching prophylactics to potential gas attacks during the trench warfare in Europe. Working at the National Research Council in Washington DC a few d... Read more
If you haven’t already heard, Biogen Inc. headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts has broken the nearly two decades old barrier to treat Alzheimer’s with their new drug, Aduhelm. Seriously exciting news for our Silver Sagers. Aduhelm attacks the beta-amyloid clumps that form in the bra... Read more
The Horror of Thinning Hair by Lucy E.M. Black Healthy, thick hair was one of the few remaining vestiges of my youth. And although I allowed the color to naturally change from the darkest of browns, to a much lighter shade of brown, to salt-and-pepper, and finally to silver-grey with only the tiniest amount of Read more
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
