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Be extra nice!

On March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized2 Comments

Sounds corny, or maybe even alarmist, but it feels to me like we are, at the very least, in the midst of a national nervous breakdown. Let's help one another through it with extra kindness to everyone in our orbit - friends, family, colleagues. andn even people we don't know. So hold that door for …

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Silver Fox…Pros and Cons

On August 15, 2024August 20, 2024 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized1 Comment

An existential question is often posed to what the French refer to diplomatically as “women of a certain age.” Oh those French. (See previous post for another example of French delicacy of speech.) And the question is “Why did you stop coloring your hair?” This is a topic brought up with some regularity among members …

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Keep brain in shape: try new things

Defeated by canasta Defeated by mah jongg Defeated by bridge decades ago when brain was at its peak Now defeated by crochet. Crochet! It’s practically knitting which I can do in my sleep. Best not try to prove this, could lose an eye. Should I try knitting with eyes closed just to make a point?…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown December 3, 2025

Parky dreams…occasionally sweet, always interesting

I have a couple of friends with whom I chat in the early morning hours, usually between 7:00 and 8:00. And I haven’t turned into my mother. Oh no, it’s way less predictable than that. I’ve turned into my grandmother. I guess the “start-the-day with-a-rambling-conversation” gene skips a generation. Here’s a nearly verbatim conversation from…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown November 18, 2025

Two diets, no waiting

If you’re a boomer and that sounds familiar, check out this audio clue. You guessed it, the theme from the old Andy Griffith show. Hmm, wonder whatever happened to the little kid who played Opie. And what in the world does the old Andy Griffith show have to do with Parkinson’s or aging? Two chairs,…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown October 28, 2025October 30, 2025
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