Spotlight
Get serious about laughing
With the pandemic and social upheaval, there’s no better time than now for having more fun. Howard Scott, a miserable’ lawyer, learned how to do that. He wants to help you do it, too, by doing things that make you feel better, boosting your energy, get more out of life, and just plain laughing. “When you’ve channeled yourself to something that you’re passionate about, laughter comes easy. Laughter is contagious, so everyone around you starts to laugh more. Laughing is your body’s built-in stress-relief mechanism,” he says.
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News
No one could have predicted that the lingering yet devastating impacts of the COVID crisis would still be with us as we enter the 2022 Washington legislative session beginning Jan. 10. While the legislators will meet in-person, AARP, advocates, and consumers will continue to use the virtual tools to engage on issues impacting the 50-plus
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Approximately 70 million Americans will see a 5.9 percent increase in their Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in 2022. Federal benefit rates increase when the cost-of-living rises, as measured by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index. The index rises when inflation increases, leading to a higher cost of living.
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Doing their part for parks
More than 20 green-thumbed residents of Mirabella Seattle, a senior living community in Seattle near Lake Union, have been rolling up their sleeves and helping beautify one of the parks connected by the Market to MOHAI Corridor.
The new omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading, adding emphasis to recommendations from health authorities and others for the public to be vaccinated and wear face masks in public. According to news reports, researchers at the University of Washington reported in mid-December that they were seeing a rapid rise in coronavirus cases with a mutation
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Lifestyles
‘The Cookie Lady,’ 24,000 times and counting Just in time for the holidays, Devena “The Cookie Lady” Thomsen treated her fellow residents at a retirement community in Tacoma to her homemade chocolate mint cookies. They were much appreciated but nothing new for the avid baker, 90, who has baked more than 24,000 cookies for neighbors, friends, and her church congregation over the
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Food
A glass of golden milk for health and digestion While golden milk has become a trendy beverage of choice, this comforting, herb-filled blend is actually ancient. For thousands of years, golden milk has been an Ayurvedic ritual, with Indian families enjoying a warm nightly cupful before bed. In Ayurvedic medicine, turmeric, the main component in golden milk, is thought to impart the energy of
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Adventures
PBS host takes readers along on his travels Joseph Rosendo’s globe-trotting adventures have brought television viewers breathtaking vistas, astonishing wildlife encounters, and cultural experiences with local inhabitants on the Emmy-winning PBS series, “Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope.” His goal is to give a taste of once-in-a-lifetime experiences and demonstrate the value of opening our minds and senses to the world around us. And now, he
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Health & Fitness
Signs and downsides of when eyes are going bad As people age, they are at higher risk for certain eye diseases and conditions that can cause low vision and impact quality of life. These include age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. Lighthouse Guild, a not-for-profit eyesight and healthcare organization, notes the key to safeguarding sight is early detection of problems. Here’s
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Personal Finance/Consumers
Fraud can happen to anyone—young, old, millionaire or low-income An estimated nine in 10 Americans (229 million people) encountered a fraud attempt and one in seven (33 million people) lost money to a scam in 2020, according to a new AARP study. The findings come as fraud reports have skyrocketed during the pandemic, and as technology and business sophistication has allowed scammers to cast
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