“Hostess Brands, known for fare like Twinkies and Ding Dongs, is making a successful foray into more upscale treats. The company posted surprisingly strong earnings on Thursday, along with an upbeat forecast, sending shares on their biggest rally ever. The snack maker credited the rollout of the Hostess Bakery Petites line, which has… Continue reading Can we get any sillier than this?
Category: Health and Wellness
A Serious Cellular Conversation
Hello. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m a human cell. You won’t recognize me because you’ve never seen me before. I’m normally about 1/10th the diameter of a human hair. I’ve blown myself up a couple of million times to be able to spend some time with you because, frankly, we need to talk. I… Continue reading A Serious Cellular Conversation
Retirement worse than smoking? Maybe.
This should make you stop and cogitate a bit: the health risk of prolonged isolation is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. That’s according to the AARP Foundation. I didn’t know AARP was doing that kind of deep biological, bio-scientific research. But who’s going to doubt the mighty AARP? Warren Buffett proved… Continue reading Retirement worse than smoking? Maybe.
Sirloin, with a side-order of guilt.
I’m 75 and I have cardiovascular disease. I was a meat-eater for 60+ of those years. Are they connected? Well, yeah – not much doubt. If you are over 60, and beef, pork, chicken, oils of any type have been a part of your diet over the years – even a small portion – chances… Continue reading Sirloin, with a side-order of guilt.
What’s Your Second Number?
Let’s try a little project. Take note of these two numbers: 27,720 and 13,373. The first number is the number of days, as of this writing (2/17/2018), that I have been alive. That’s 39,916,800+ minutes, 2,395,000,000+ seconds. Rather sobering numbers, wouldn’t you agree? If you think they are sobering, you should see them from this… Continue reading What’s Your Second Number?
How’s Your Corpus Callosum?
I knew it! There had to be a plausible reason to justify my keeping two guitars within eight feet of my office desk and a legitimate explanation for my inability to resist playing one or the other a couple of times a day. I now have an excuse for when my wife… Continue reading How’s Your Corpus Callosum?
Yippee! Soon, a pill to replace your treadmill!
Folks, did you know that squooshy thing at your midriff we cover up with oversized blouses and untucked shirts is just plain, simple old white fat. Well, you probably did, but for you Oakland Raiders fans (hey, I’m in Denver!!), it’s scientifically called white adipose tissue (WAT) and it stores surplus energy.… Continue reading Yippee! Soon, a pill to replace your treadmill!
On How To Become an “Audacious Ager”
I have a new favorite term for what I’m striving to be – an “audacious ager”. Aging is a pretty hot topic because so many of us are experiencing the unstoppable nature of it. It seems we’re on a constant search for things to describe our denial of the eventuality. Things like “purposeful aging”, “successful… Continue reading On How To Become an “Audacious Ager”
It’s Time to Get Real About Our Lifestyle – It’s Killing Us!!
“Americans are retiring later, dying sooner and sicker in-between” That’s the headline to an article published in the Standard-Examiner on October 23, 2017. My thanks to fellow re-invention coach, blogger and author John Tarnoff of Boomer Reinvention for posting it on LinkedIn. According to the Society of Actuaries (who could argue with such an exciting… Continue reading It’s Time to Get Real About Our Lifestyle – It’s Killing Us!!
Three Reasons You Should Try to Live to 100
I suspect you didn’t get up this morning thinking about how exciting it would be to live to 100. A thought like that may be way down the list of important things that will drive your day. In fact, I’m guessing that the very thought created a visual in your mind that was, well – … Continue reading Three Reasons You Should Try to Live to 100