Perspectives

Real stories, personal reflections, and unique points of view on aging, life transitions, and what matters most. Gain insight, wisdom, and inspiration from voices across the senior community.

Perspectives

Playing Chutes and Ladders on Election Day 

BY
Jill Chapin

Most of us remember playing this childhood game, first as children ourselves, and later as parents or grandparents.  It was ...

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Cruising the Rhine: Senior Style

BY
Wynne Crombie

Three thousand souls in one place…for days? My husband Kent and I, both of us in our 80’s, s had sniffed at ...

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Project 2025 – Be Careful What You Wish For

BY
Jill Chapin

As most of us are unfamiliar with Project 2025, here is a concise description of what would happen in a ...

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House Republicans Blew their Chance with Dr. Fauci’s Testimony

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Jill Chapin

The House Republicans recently grilled Dr. Anthony Fauci on the idea that he suppressed discussion of the possibility of a ...

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Where Do Ideas come From?

BY
William Frederick

Thinking 101 Report: What role does intelligence play? Have you ever come up with an idea for an invention, contrivance ...

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Getting Along With neighbors

BY
William Frederick

What to do when their lives interfere with yours It happens!  A neighbor moves in or you move in to ...

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Women, Don’t be the Frog in the Boiling Water

BY
Jill Chapin

I recall the fable of a frog placed in cool water which is slowly being brought to a boil.  Because ...