America’s beaches had more than 20,000 closing and advisory days for the third consecutive year because of polluted water or threatened contamination, according to the 23rd annual beachwater quality report by the Natural Resources Defense Council. More than 80 percent of the closings and advisories were issued because testing revealed... Read more →
I’m the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #314. As summer begins and we enjoy the super moon, baby boomers are writing about a wide variety of topics that impact the lives of boomers. Tom Sightings of Sightings Over Sixty writes about an issue I’ve been concerned about... Read more →
Kichler Lighting is recalling about 48,900 Aztec light chandeliers. The chandelier’s fixture loop that connects the hanging chain to the lamp can fail during use causing the chandelier to fall from the ceiling and injure bystanders, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Kichler Lighting has received six... Read more →
Recently, I was confused when I heard on the news that you don’t need to worry about how much salt you consume. It looks like some of the press got it wrong The president of the Institute of Medicine said that "some press coverage misstated" the conclusions of the organization's... Read more →
As a photojournalist, I have hundreds, even thousands, of photos, both actual photos and digital ones. I’ve been working on my photos and as I go through them, I’ve been throwing away duplicate photos. They’re from the years when I had prints made and got two copies. A friend of... Read more →
Laura Lee Carter of the Midlife Crisis Queen is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #313. The boomer blog roundup is a collection of like-minded blogs cooperating to share their best stories of interest to the Baby Boomer Generation. As the summer solstice approaches on Friday, baby... Read more →
General Motors is recalling more than 193,000 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board, GM said.... Read more →
I'm thinking about my dad today on Father's Day. Here's a photo of him taken in 1926, with family members who were important in shaping his life. Center front is Laura Slingsby, my dad's mom. She died before I was born, so I never met her. In addiion, my grandfather... Read more →
Do you want to make Father’s Day extra special? Instead of cards, a gift card, or dinner out, how about something remarkable and differen Paula Pugh, author of the book “Celebrating Beginnings and Endings,” has spent years studying and capturing life’s most meaningful moments. Her book describes more than 100... Read more →
The idea of Father's Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise... Read more →