A New Look at a Classic Pastime… Wooden jigsaw puzzles, for most people, first appear when they are a toddler. You may have assembled a brightly colored animal from cutout shapes. Later, in preschool or kindergarten you may have owned … Continue reading
Go Out, Visit Friends and Have Fun! COVID-19 Socialization is the natural outcome of the previous two blogs, which treated coronavirus spreading and how to safely shop for groceries. We’ll extend what we have learned by treating many more activities … Continue reading
How To Stock Your Pantry With Reduced Risk… COVID-19 Groceries describes how to safely carry out an essential activity: acquiring groceries. It builds on the previous blog, which discussed how COVID-19 spreads. The next blog will address a full range … Continue reading
Control Risk By Understanding… COVID-19 safety is a serious concern for the immediate future. However, all around us, states and businesses are beginning to open their doors. How do we escape our prisons without taking premature risk? This three-part blog … Continue reading
Answers To Key Questions About Coronavirus Risk… The COVID-19 coronavirus forecast is a must-read resource from IHME, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. I have been – dare I say? – analyzing their analysis, … Continue reading
Recovering from a Hip Fracture… The focus of this blog is Physical Therapy. It’s the fifth part of a multi-blog article: Hip Fracture for Art: The Fall in Paradise Hip Fracture 2: An Inside View of Skilled Nursing And Hip … Continue reading
The Second Part of Repairing Art’s Hip Fracture… The focus of this blog is Hip Replacement. It’s the fourth part of a multi-blog article: Hip Fracture for Art: The Fall in Paradise Hip Fracture 2: An Inside View of Skilled … Continue reading
A Guest Post by Thomas Quarry… Treasure hunt technology takes one of humanity’s oldest dreams – sudden wealth – and pursues it with modern science and technology. Are you tempted by the get-something-for-nothing bug? Then let this guest post by … Continue reading
There are still a few more to find! New Scrabble words show how the English language is changing as we use it. Last August I wrote a blog about these changes. I shared with you the quest of Chris Ulicky to … Continue reading
Self-driving fatalities are a warning sign of problems with autonomous vehicles. The fatalities are the saddest, most tragic evidence. However, there are many non-fatal accidents that could have turned fatal as well. We have previously discussed barriers to autonomous vehicle … Continue reading
Shrimp scampi is an irresistible main course that’s easy to prepare. And since we just discussed the health benefits of garlic and other allium veggies, this recipe is timely as well as tasty. Recipe: Shrimp Scampi with Linguini (Print recipe) … Continue reading
Good News for Cancer Prevention! Garlic and its cousins occupy a unique position, straddling the worlds of superstition, medicine and the culinary arts. In modern cookery, the most familiar Alliums, that is, the garlic family, are onions, garlic, scallions, shallots, … Continue reading
Beware of Under- and Over-Diagnosis! The Value of Early Dementia Testing Early dementia tests can reveal whether a loved one suffers from Alzheimer Disease or another progressive form of dementia. Some people might say: I really don’t want to … Continue reading
Searching for 300 Words – Can You Help? Scrabble words! Even in the digital age, words have power. And words burst from social media and streaming video all the time. These words both record and enable the changes in our … Continue reading
An Important Update The Scrabble 3 To Make 4 list is one of the ten key word lists for the game of Scrabble. These lists welcome new players to an engrossing pastime and enhance the pleasure of recreational players. Scrabble … Continue reading
Do Yourself (and Your Heirs) a Favor! Downsize now? For most people we know, the correct answer is yes. Some folks have only a little bit of “too much stuff”: outgrown children’s clothing; two-generations-old Apple electronics; the water skis you … Continue reading
Mediating Assessments for Wise Choices There’s a new structured decision making tool, and it’s not only for business. It may strengthen us for some rare, difficult choices that we each have to make. Choices and decisions: the average U.S. adult … Continue reading
What Does He See? Who Does He Tell? There’s a spy in your car. You already knew that Facebook knows far too much about you. And you already knew that retail stores track your every move. In addition, hackers have stolen … Continue reading
Elder scams are more prevalent than many realize. And most readers of this blog have a relative who is at risk of becoming a victim. Today’s blog points you to an excellent article, better than I could write myself, that … Continue reading
Our Financial Accounts Just Became Less Safe… Two Factor Authentication (2FA) has been widely considered the gold standard for protecting your online accounts. With 2FA, to sign into your account you first provide a password. Then the website texts a … Continue reading