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DEATH IN A STRANGE COUNTRY, Donna Leon
Death in a Strange Country, Donna Leon Synopsis Early one morning, Commissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice Police confronts a grisly sight when the body of a young man is fished out of a fetid canal. All the clues point … Continue reading
DEATH IN THE DOLOMITES, David P. Wagner
Death in the Dolomites(Rick Montoya Italian Mystery #2)by David P. Wagner SynopsisRick Montoya takes a break from his translation business in Rome to join his college buddy Flavio in the Italian Alps. Heavy snow has brought enthusiastic skiers to the … Continue reading
Guess the age of the author of this article?
Nobody wants to write this article. And nobody wants to read it. Nobody wants to have to think about it. And nobody wants to be reminded. But living in the real world means reckoning even with things we would rather … Continue reading
COMPUTER ADVICE, ADVISORY & ASSISTANCE
This is a path to getting computer assistance. The website offers valuable information in the form of newsletters but they also offer a paid service, discounted for seniors, which may be of value. I have not used it but I … Continue reading
Hydration May Be a Key to Healthy Aging
Hydration is particularly important for older adults. Source: Healthline – Eileen Bailey
As You Get Older, You Need to Drink More Water. Here’s Why
As you age your body doesn’t adjust the rate of sweat loss as well, so drinking water even when you’re not thirsty is important. Source: Healthline – Eileen Bailey
Jan 9 – Rotzy pours cold water over a lot things this week!
Rotzy grumbles a lot this week: water fountains, NFL coaches, jurisprudent shortsightedness and more. W.E.H.T…. ‘What Ever Happened To’ ‘Water Fountains’? No, not the ones like ‘The Princess Margaret Fountain’ beside the CNE grandstand, I mean DRINKING fountains. They used … Continue reading
The SZPINNER JAN 23 Newsletter
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ANOSOGNOSIA: over 65, you’ve got it!
ANOSOGNOSIA If you think you are suffering memory loss, read on.
Jan 2 – issuing in a new year, 2023, following a very questionable one, 2022
After a year that was very questionable in acceptability, Rotzy’s having apprehensions about what’s ahead of us in 2023.
DEMON COPPERHEAD, Barbara Kingsolver
Demon Copperhead, By Barbara Kingsolver Synopsis Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and … Continue reading
Research confirmed strategies to make you smarter
Get your sleep Researchers at UC Berkely report that “Two-thirds of adults throughout all developed nations fail to obtain the recommended eight hours of nightly sleep.” More research has shown that missing an hour of sleep turns a sixth … Continue reading