The Green Owl
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How Negative Age Expectations Can Affect How You Age
Getting older is a fact of life for those of us who are lucky enough to make it past 60. I am well past that age, so I feel I have the knowledge to talk about old age. Personally I have found that as I get older, I still find life to be fun and exciting. However, some people I know do not share my outlook on what getting older means. They believe life after fifty or sixty will be full of challenges. Instead of concentrating on ways to remain active, they seem to fixate on the things they perceive they will eventually be unable to do. It drives me crazy to see how quickly they go downhill after they have constantly self-prophesied how they expect old age to affect them.
By The Green Owl4 years ago in Longevity
Sex and Baby Boomers
I was surfing the web recently when I came across an interesting video clip that discussed older adult's sex lives. Maria Shriver was interviewing a group of mature individuals. Everyone in the group was over the age of fifty. The group was composed of single people and married couples. They discussed their love lives in an open and frank way. There were no embarrassed giggles or bashful looks. I found the participants had interesting comments to make about how they defined what sex is to them.
By The Green Owl5 years ago in Humans
Living with Crohn's Disease
Any person who has had a serious Crohn's flare has most likely been through hell. This disease is often misunderstood by people who have never suffered from it, or been close to someone who has it. Crohn's is a horrible life threatening disease that can make a sufferer's life almost unbearable. Adults and children are both prone to this illness. Among other things, it can affect bowel control. Some people may find it funny to hear or tell a school or work place story about someone who had had a unfortunate accident in their pants. My hope is that this article will help readers realize how difficult Crohn's Disease can be to live with.
By The Green Owl5 years ago in Longevity
The Joys of Air Fryer Cooking
The Bella Air Fryer has been one of the best kitchen appliances that I have ever purchased. Over the years I have purchased many kitchen appliances that were the fad of the time. Many of them have since been doomed to lie unused on my basement shelves. This does not look like it will be the case for my air fryer. I use it on a daily basis. The amount of food items that this gadget can cook is amazing. Another upside of the air fryer is it cuts down on mess, oil, and calories.
By The Green Owl5 years ago in Feast
My MoviePass Review
The MoviePass program was first brought to my attention by my daughter. She told me it was something that her father and I might want to check out. We do enjoy going to the movies, so I took her advice. I did some online research and found that the MoviePass Company was founded in 2011. Apparently, it has been around for a while, so I was surprised I had not heard of this service before. I read some reviews about the program and found a mixed bag of reviews. Some individuals have found MoviePass to be an inexpensive way to see movies while others had complained about the service. The complaints were from people who claimed they had never received their passes or they had problems using the pass once they arrived at the theater. Being an optimist, I decided to take a gamble and go with the positive reviews. I went to their website and ordered two passes at $9.95 each.
By The Green Owl6 years ago in Geeks