This section is aimed at helping you make wise decisions with your finances, incluidng housing options, and knowing legal issues you should give attention to in the second half of life, whether you have been able to build a comfortable nest egg or not. 


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21 articles found.

SUMMARY VIEW  Expanded details within a Category. Click on article title, Category, or a listed Topic

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Faith, Religion & Spirituality

 1 record found

Why Eat? by Dan Seagren


(Senior Moments   November 19, 2017)
Comparing spiritual and bodily nutrition—food for thought at Thanksgiving…
Topics: Food & Nuitrition • Holidays • Holiday Season • Metaphors, Life Lessons • Religion • Spirituality, Seeking God • Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving



General

 5 records found

What Mac & Cheese Means to Me by Garrison Keillor


(My World   April 28, 2022)
The beauty of old age is giving up the pursuit of evildoers and simply enjoying lunch, which my faithful companion and I did yesterday at an old beloved café that still has macaroni and cheese on the menu…
Topics: Contentment, Satsifaction • Food & Nuitrition • Memories • Relationships


Food, Glorious Food! by Stu Johnson


(My World   January 30, 2018)
Memories and reflections on one of God's gifts to us…
Topics: Cooking • Food & Nuitrition • History • Lifestyle, General • Memories


Fiber with a Flair by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(Rhymes & Reasons   April 3, 2011)
A popcorn lover's tribute to his favorite nightly snack…
Topics: Food & Nuitrition

Baristas are Bartenders Too by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(Rhymes & Reasons   December 5, 2010)
Questioning Starbucks decision to serve beer and wine…
Topics: Business • Food & Nuitrition

Turkeyville by Dan Seagren


(Senior Moments   November 21, 2010)
About 100 miles from where we live is a tiny community called “Turkeyville”…
Topics: Food & Nuitrition


Government & Politics

 1 record found

Who Uses the Social Safety Net? by U.S. Census Bureau staff


(Finance and Legal   May 22, 2021)
While those with a high school diploma or less make up the majority of government assistance recipients, even before COVID one in seven had earned a college degree…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • COVID-19 • Education • Financial • Food & Nuitrition • Government • Social Services



Health & Wellness

 6 records found

When You Eat Matters by Elena Koning / The Conversation


(Health & Wellness   March 26, 2022)
How your eating rhythms impact your mental health…
Topics: Food & Nuitrition • Mental Health • Optimal Aging • Wellness


Peak Wellness By Brad Stulberg


(Health & Wellness   July 3, 2020)
Avoid the nonsense… here's what actually works…
Topics: Choices and Decision Making • Food & Nuitrition • Knowledge • Lifestyle, General • Spirituality, Seeking God • Wellness


A Paradigm Collapses by Stu Johnson


(Health & Wellness   November 11, 2017)
Lessons from three decades of the Low-Fat Revolution…
Topics: Change • Food & Nuitrition • Research • Science & Technology • Statistics • Technology


Dark Chocolate Good for Health! by James N. Watkins


(Health & Wellness   August 18, 2017)
A perfect food, as wholesome, as it is delicious…
Topics: Food & Nuitrition • Optimal Aging • Wellness


Simplicity and Moderation by Dan Seagren


(Senior Moments   November 4, 2007)
Food is a marvelous invention. It is not an accident.…Our senior moment arrives when we must turn down second helpings even though we are not completely gratified.…
Topics: Change • Choices and Decision Making • Food & Nuitrition • Wellness

Graze Anatomny by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(Rhymes & Reasons   May 20, 2007)
Not all appetites are created equal…
Topics: Food & Nuitrition


History

 1 record found

A Gooey and Delicious History of Mac and Cheese, a Meal Once Fit for a King by Ian Lecklitner / MEL Magazine


(My World   April 30, 2022)
Ever heard of the fabled land of Bengodi, where they roll macaroni noodles down a mountain of Parmesan cheese, straight into your mouth?…
Topics: Food & Nuitrition • History



Holidays

 1 record found

What Was on the Menu at the First Thanksgiving? by Megan Gambino / Smithsonian.com


(My World   November 25, 2021)
The history of the holiday meals tells us that turkey was always the centerpiece, but other courses have since disappeared and much of our tradition today had not yet appeared…
Topics: Food & Nuitrition • History • Holidays • Holiday Season • Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving



Humor

 1 record found

Confesstions of a Chocoholic by Barbara Greenleaf


(My World   April 14, 2023)
My love affair with chocolate has stood the test of time. True, I recently broke up with the milk variety to go over, literally, to the dark side…
Topics: Food & Nuitrition • Humor • Social Issues • Trends



Life Events

 2 records found

Happiness and the Price of Groceries by Garrison Keillor


(My World   November 7, 2024)
love mac and cheese because I loved grade school back in the Fifties and that’s what Mabel served in the Benson School cafeteria…
Topics: Contemplation, Insight • Food & Nuitrition • Humor • Lifestyle, General • Memories


It is Never Too Late to Learn a Lesson by Garrison Keillor


(My World   August 15, 2024)
I, for one, have been on a tour doing a one-man show and having a great time until last week in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, after a dinner of six oysters on the half shell, clam chowder, and a lobster roll…
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Contemplation, Insight • Food & Nuitrition • Humor • Learning • Travel



Relationships

 2 records found

Grocery Shopping with Children by Ken Potts


(Connections   January 5, 2020)
Learning opportunities abound…
Topics: Choices and Decision Making • Family • Financial • Food & Nuitrition • Opportunity • Parenting, Parents • Relationships • Teaching


Mealtime in Absentia by Dan Seagren


(Senior Moments   October 19, 2014)
One of the most vital yet trivialized opportunities is family gathered around a table…
Topics: Family • Food & Nuitrition


Travel

 1 record found

The Little Known Benefits of Raw Oytsers Perhaps by Garrison Keillor


(My World   February 17, 2022)
It was a very happy day in Easton…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Communication • Contentment, Satsifaction • Food & Nuitrition • Humor • Relationships • Travel