25 August 2010
55-plussers challenge their body, spirit By Lou Sorendo How can taking a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a marathon run of 26.1 miles be fun? Throw in the fact that you are 58 years old. For even the youngest and most athletic, it’s a challenge of a lifetime. Chris Read of Baldwinsville is 58 and has done “Iron [...]
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25 August 2010
Many of us have fallen prey to the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase One of my students this past semester turned in an opinion paper where she had intended to say, “From the get go, it was obvious that the speaker was going to tell it like it is with no holds barred.” What she wrote, [...]
Posted in 55+ Columns, My Turn0 Comments
25 August 2010
‘I’m Too Busy to Clean. I’m On the Computer’ Often when someone calls and asks what I’m doing, my response is, “I’m on the computer.” I’d love to be able to say that I’m researching how to make the world a better place, but looking at my recent searches, it’s hard to make that claim. If I tell [...]
Posted in 55+ Columns, Aging0 Comments
25 August 2010
By Jim Sollecito So when does the fall planting season technically start, and why is it touted as a great time to put your shovel in the ground once again? Once the day lengths begin to shorten, and the soil temperature is still nice and warm while we start receiving the anticipated gentle rains that begin sometime [...]
Posted in 55+ Columns, Home & Garden0 Comments
25 August 2010
…however, I like active living much better than I hate working out at the gym or exercising Hank owns a family operated ski resort in New Hampshire but spends his winters in Florida. Thirty years ago he had a ski accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down—he couldn’t even wiggle his fingers. Gradually Hank regained [...]
Posted in 55+ Columns, Golden Years0 Comments
25 August 2010
I just got off the phone with an older relative who is convinced that she should stop the thyroid medicine that she’s been taking for decades. She claims it made her arm hurt. She definitely needs the medicine because she had her thyroid gland removed years ago to treat a cancerous tumor. And her doctor has closely [...]
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25 August 2010
Great time to visit historic villages in Upstate New York By Sandra Scott Learn about life in the past lane by visiting one of New York’s recreated villages. Explore the 17th century French fort on Onondaga Lake, wander the pathways of a 19th century country village in Genesee County, and at the Erie Canal Village in Rome [...]
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25 August 2010
Life After ‘The Syracuse New Times’ Q. You’re 72 and just sold your business — how’s retirement? A. I don’t have any down time because I’m just as busier than ever. For me, it’s just part of a natural evolution. I’ve owned and operated 11 companies, and have bought and sold companies, and each time I sold [...]
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