Without language, how could we make friends, be entertained, or fall in love? Why should any of this change with age? Roger Kreuz and Richard Roberts Personal observation and public opinion condition us into accepting that aging negatively affects language. But what is the science to back it up? Veteran authors Roger Kreuz and Richard …
Self-isolated? 20 new things to do – part 2/2
Part 1 (#1-10) 11. Support local restaurants Sadly, not all retail businesses will survive COVID-19. Small neighborhood restaurants are especially vulnerable. What you can do, during self-quarantine, is to identify the local restaurants that you like to support, and order take-out from them. Not everyone is into takeout food, myself included. Still, compile the list …
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Self-isolated? 20 new things to do – part 1/2
A month into self-quarantine, after hours of coloring and Netflix binge watching, my family is ready to take on some new activities to spend our down time at home. Select a new city, in your own or foreign country. Research it as if you will visit it in 6 months. Find out about its history, …
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Easter thoughts amid COVID-19
Baby boomers, by definition, were people born in the years immediately following World War 2. The Cold War aside, boomers never experienced a global war until now—as world leaders declared war against COVID-19. World War 1 lasted 4+ years; World War 2, 6 years. How long will the war against COVID-19 last? Nobody knows for …
From isolation to intimacy
In this day and age, it is difficult not to get wrapped up in fear. COVID-19 has built up a global climate of fear to which no one is immune. The world was not ready for the pandemic, the scale of which not seen since the Spanish flu of 1918. Fear Fear thrusts people (and …