Viva la Siesta! – COVID Prevention and the Benefits of Rest
Growing up in Buenos Aires, where summer days are hot and endless, “Siesta Time” got us kids out of the pool or away from the sprinklers and into a cool…
Shopping for Youth and Beauty Pre-Pandemic
Miami has lovely malls and one of them, the Shops at Merrick Park, is a few blocks away from my house. I could walk there if I lived in a…
Do You Feel Invisible or Invincible Over 60?
“Age has no reality except in the physical world. The essence of a human being is resistant to the passage of time” — Gabriel Garcia Marquez In our youth-oriented society,…
Pandemics, Hurricanes, Oh My!
“The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with trees bending in the wind.” — Carl Hiaasen Not all hurricanes are created equal, but in Miami,…
The Best Part of Journaling: Bearing Witness to Your Life
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” ~Anne Frank “Write in This Book and You’ll Feel Better”It was my father who encouraged…
The Corona Chronicles: Beware the Cycle
I’ve been a bit of an insomniac lately. Possibly because my life, like the lives of most citizens of the world, has been turned upside down by this pandemic. Nondescript…
Mercury Retrograde? What’s the Fuss All About?
Yesterday, I was on the phone with my sister, who lives and is quarantined in Buenos Aires. She was complaining that so many different things around the house needed fixing.…
