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We hear stories all the time; some might even call them gossip. This is defined as “casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.”  Michelle (Obama) who writes an entire chapter on friendship and her valued Kitchen Table (of friends) in her new book, The Light We Carry, isn’t really as good a friend as she claims, says one friend of ours who lives in Chicago where Michelle grew up. How does she know, we ask? She replies that one of her friends knows her well and said so. It...

  Right now, it’s tough to be positive with so many existential stresses affecting us. In our personal lives, we have control over how we feel, what we choose to do and how we relate to others. That’s why we are campaigning for more “yesses” in our lives.   This doesn’t preclude the fact that there are times when a “no” is highly acceptable and better for us emotionally, financially or logistically. Barbara cites an example when someone she barely knows asked if she could have one of her free gym passes. She was surprised and quickly replied, “I’m sorry,...

We know you’ve heard us loud and clear talking about the delicate matter of hearing loss.  We each have our own way of dealing with this deficit. Most of us are in complete denial. We avoid dealing with it because: We despise the look of hearing aids stuck behind our ears. Hearing aids shout loudly to those who see us—there’s an old person. The price tag sends our blood pressure soaring.  The reality is we must face our aging demons and hearing is a biggie.  It’s hard to pinpoint how our hearing went south. Often these kinds of things happen...

Every day, we make dozens of decisions. Some are minor like what to cook for dinner and whether to take a walk after a morning working at our computer. Or maybe we should head out in the afternoon when our work is done. Some are clear cut. Should I have chocolate or fruit after dinner tonight? The fruit is healthier, but you crave the chocolate. However, it could result in a painful migraine the next day. Here, the consequences make the decision a no brainer. We have knee pain. It’s our meniscus. We’ve tried PT, stem cell injections and other...

We've written about the new year as a time to make our obligatory resolutions in our quest to be a better person. They can be about almost anything. However, coming up with resolutions and sticking to them can be exhausting and challenging. How soon do we break ours, pretty quick! So this year we're turning the tables. Rather than sharing our resolutions, these are ones we hope others will make (and, yes, some apply to us). The point is that this blog is a twist on the usual for the end of the year and beginning of the new year...