When I talked with folks at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, we seldom discussed our past. I didn’t know where most people worked or went to sc…
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Dance, dance, dance! Dancing provides social benefits and keeps you moving. In addition, learning new steps can challenge your brain, as I’ve found when trying to memorize the steps in different line dances!
Each week, I include a Brain Tease to challenge that three-pound lump of gray matter hiding behind your forehead, since brain teasers can stimulate multiple areas of your brain, especially those responsible for working memory, pattern recognition, and problem-solving.
Memories. Those recollections from the past — including the embarrassing moments, which I would like to forget unless I want a good laugh at myself.
We’ve been around the block a few times — even as the blocks seem to get longer and the body slower. We have learned to accept the blessings and burdens of life while embracing our age. And since the days when we thought we knew it all, we have learned many lessons and hopefully are a bit wiser.
For most of us, memory loss is normal, but it can also be frustrating and confusing. Why can’t I remember where I left my phone when I can remember some obscure fact from two weeks ago? And why does it seem like whenever I remember a new name, my brain discards another to make room?
Many of us in our generation are concerned about our memories. Why can’t I remember that brilliant idea I just had, the name of a friend I saw last week, or my oldest son’s birthday — it’s sometime in August! But we may not be the only generation.
Has your wife ever reminded you to turn off the engine after you parked? (I would remember eventually.) Or you forgot where you left your phone and realized it’s in your back pocket (But I always put it in my front pocket!) Or even worse, you forgot your wife’s name? (Now, that I won’t forget. It’s “Honey.”)
These four daily tasks for kids: Read something, write something, do some math, and tell you about something. You can hold them accountable by asking if they did their “Magic 4.”
Roger L. Woosley passed away Oct. 12, 2022, at home in Goldendale, Wash., surrounded by family. Roger was born Oct. 28, 1937, in White Salmon,…
