Apex pharmacy here in Hamden is a drug store and surgical supply shop not far from where I live. I was there a couple of days ago to pick up some medicine and noticed they had greatly expanded their display of lift recliners. These are the type of recliners that will aid in lifting you […]

My wife, Jan, discovered a word the other day in a magazine, “Spinefullness”, and I thought it was an interesting new word that actually could mean a few things. In the magazine it meant something like avoiding getting stuck with the spines from some plants when you go out walking or bike riding. But I […]

We come to think the floor belongs to our pets and our animals. Dogs and cats like to lie there or roll around on their backs there and even to sleep on the floor. Most of us stay off the floor, and as we age we find it ever more difficult to get down on […]

Hedonism, the philosophy of pleasure, is also a therapy.  The point is made that pleasure is what makes life worth living.  Hedonism, the philosophy of pleasure,  may help people become more receptive to and accepting of pleasure, an often necessary attitude adjustment.  Pleasure is allowed and suffering is not a requirement.  Most people will have […]

I was thinking this morning about how getting outside and taking a walk is a way to get more intimate with the universe. When we can walk outside our breathing opens and deepens, the congestion in our head tends to clear, our bodies are sticking out into an unobstructed universe, hanging by our feet from […]