Posing for Your Obituary December 13, 2024 - In published obituaries, people’s photos sometimes date from decades earlier. When some 92-year-old men die, their obits show them in a Marine uniform or Army cap, staring blankly at the camera. It strikes me as odd.
Senior Centers Are Evolving - The first time Sue and Mike Miller visited their community’s senior center in Portage, MI, several years ago, they found a few people playing pool or bridge—and decided it wasn’t for them. But the couple tried again in 2022, when…
The Upside and Downside of Being Owned by a Cat - I love my cat, but until now, I hadn’t thought of her as a way to stay healthy. In fact, when I first brought Velvet—a small, feisty black kitty—home, I thought of her as a dog substitute. My beloved dog…