Does musical training have any effect on the aging brain? Scientists at the University of Kansas Medical Center asked this question. They wondered whether the experience of learning and practicing an instrument and the resulting sensorimotor and cognit…
Continue ReadingThis is the second in a series of Hot Koko posts. (First post HERE) When we started “playing” music, neither of us knew how to hold our instruments. Sure we had seen pictures of guitar and mandolin players but looking at a picture and knowing how to do it are two different things. The thing […]
Continue ReadingFor those who wondered why I was never invited to discuss pro-aging with television host Oprah Winfrey, here is your answer…. The anti-aging issue of O, The Oprah Magazine is on newsstands now. O Magazine unveils The NEW Science of Aging for our minds and bodies, along with tips from Oprah’s trainer, Bob Greene, to […]
Continue ReadingSkilled Healthcare — a Foothill Ranch-based owner, operator and supporter of 101 nursing-care facilities — has put itself and its assets up for sale. Man, I wish I could get my hands on these facilities. Last year, Skilled Healthcare agreed to pay $50 million in a lawsuit settlement over staffing at its California nursing homes. That […]
Continue ReadingThis post marks the beginning of what will be a new series of post on Changing Aging. The topic is GROWTH. In particular, I want to write about growth that Jude and I are experiencing as we wend our way into late adulthood. Our early and mid-adulthood was spent on Summer Hill, an off the […]
Continue ReadingMost remember Jack Nicholson’s role in “The Shining” for its crazed, “Here’s Johnny” line. It takes a “mashup” to turn a horror flick into an adorable romantic comedy. Check it out HERE
Continue ReadingEach of these items is related. Surveys have found virtually the same level of happiness between the very rich individuals on the Forbes 400 and the Maasai herdsman of East Africa. Lottery winners return to their previous level of happiness after five years. Increases in income just don’t seem to make people happier–and most negative […]
Continue ReadingRegular readers know well that I am fascinated by “mash-ups.” These are creative digital works that combine (or “mashup”) two or more original creative works. The video embedded below is a mashup of the trailer for the hit movie “Inception” and the animated television series “My Little Pony.” From the Wiki… Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) […]
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