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
Crowdfunding Campaign https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/153141858/silver-sage-magazine Our goal is to raise $10,000. This is an all or nothing campaign. We are committed and dedicated to providing you – our readers with informative, timely, compelling, clever and intelligent content. We want to bring stories to you from all over the world and from all walks of life. But to Read more
How to Survive a Hurricane Evacuate. Yes, that’s right. If the local government is telling you to evacuate – just do it. Find a friend. Call an old high school buddy. Hit up Airbnb. Call your kids and tell them you’re coming. But don’t be a hero. No one needs to rescue your butt when Read more
Social Learning is Udderly Amazing Research scientists from the University of Wyoming have recently discovered that hooved animals (ungulates) learn from the elder and more experienced members of the herd. Through cultural knowledge, the elder ungulates pass the information down from generation to generation most likely in the form of observational or social learning. Using Read more
McCain’s Final Farewell by Barbara Casey I listened to Meghan McCain’s eulogy for her father on my drive over to visit dad today. I cried the entire way. What an incredible eulogy! It got me thinking how determined John McCain was, both in how he chose to live his life after enduring such tragedy in Read more
Venus Beats Kuznetsova Not quite a Silver Sager, at 38 years old, Venus Williams knocked 33 year old Russian, Svetlana Kuznetsova on the court to win today’s match. Perhaps Venus’s last show at the big U.S. Open, she dealt 114 mile an hour serves in the sweltering heat to ultimately crush the younger player. As Read more
Service Animal, ESA or BS? What are airlines seriously thinking? Allowing miniature horses, peacocks, pigs and turkeys all on board flights as supposed service animals or emotional support animals (ESA’s). Or is all really b.s. (bull shit)? In order to be certified as a service animal (mainly dogs), the animal must be “individually trained to Read more
A Cure for Alzheimer’s? Although Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia in older adults, there is yet, no cure. However, the world is eagerly awaiting the results of a promising new drug called BAN2401. Silver Sage originally posted on this in early July, but even in the last few weeks, BAN2401 has made 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
Eye Exam Predicts Dementia The optical coherence tomography (OCT) has recently been used to help ophthalmologists diagnose dementia in patients. This simple and easy eye exam can help predict whether a person is at risk of dementia by looking at the retina located in the back of the eye through the use of the OCT. Read more
