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Continue reading →: Current Events and My Worry MeterThe uncertainties surrounding the election next month and the escalating war in the Middle East have brought my worry meter to a point where I’m not sure it’s ever been in reaction to current events. Sure, it’s been ratcheted up pretty high for medical uncertainties of one sort or another…
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Continue reading →: When Someone Can’t HearIt’s very difficult when someone you’re having a meal with can’t hear well.
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Continue reading →: Visiting My Old NeighborhoodVisiting your old neighborhood, where you grew up, can be a very emotional experience. Mine was.
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Continue reading →: The End of SummerFinally, I could open a window this morning and feel air–the temperature is in the low 70’s and there’s very low humidity. It is indescribably wonderful. Living in New York City this summer has been challenging– with relentless humidity combining with high temperatures to make walking laborious, entering the subway…
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Continue reading →: This Summer’s Heat! Wow.This summer’s heat and humidity in New York City have been seemingly never-ending. I believe we’ve already topped the record for 90 degree days in any year and it’s only the first full week in August. Today, mercifully, the temperature is in the 70’s after the deluge of rain fell…
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Continue reading →: Frustratingly Small Bathroom Towels!We all know there are so many problems in the world now: a polarized country, wars, injustice, poverty, climate change are the ones that spring to mind for me. So why am I addressing an issue as absurd as the size of the paper towel that comes out of many…
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Continue reading →: Avoiding Pedestrian Accidents at Intersections!Whenever I read about pedestrian accidents in NYC, they often take place at intersections and, many times, the person was hit by a turning car. Just last week, a 78 year old woman was fatally hit by an SUV in NYC as it made a left turn on the Upper…
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Continue reading →: The Problem of Drinking Too Much Water in NYCThere’s a real problem drinking too much water in NYC. How much is too much water? Harvard Health gives these recommendations: “How much water should you drink a day? Most people need about four to six cups of plain water each day.” The problem with drinking this much water is…
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Continue reading →: Getting Covid Memorial Day Weekend 2024!I got diagnosed with Covid this week, days before the Memorial Day holiday weekend. It’s my first Covid bout. I’m not really surprised it finally caught up with me after 4-plus years. Early on in the pandemic, I heard one Covid authority say that, eventually, we’ll all get it, one…
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Continue reading →: Learn to Love Wall-Sits to Age Gracefully in NYC!A wall sit is either an incredible exercise or a form of punishment. I would argue that if you want to age well and age gracefully in New York City, you must learn to like them and, more importantly, do them regularly. First, what is a wall sit? How do…
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