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"Just enough is as good as a feast"That's a little piece of advice I received once, and it never rings as true as it does around Thanksgiving time. Ah Thanksgiving: a time when families come together...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Nov. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 8748 Views
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The Heyday of Malcolm MargolinIf you've ever browsed the gift shop of a California state park, historical site, or museum, you've seen Malcolm Margolin's work. Books published by
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jan. 30, 2015There are no comments yet. 7629 Views
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The Interestings by Meg WolitzerI just finished reading (belatedly) Meg Wolitzer's 2013 bestseller The Interestings. I want to break the long silence...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jul. 7, 2015There are no comments yet. 6499 Views
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What to do when half your book is dead(continued from "A Pantser Brought to Heel") In an hour-long phone call, my...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jan. 19, 2016There are no comments yet. 6178 Views
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New Year's Resolutions re. eating healthy and exercising, don't usually workOver at the Ross Rd YMCA this Monday 12/23 morning and I noticed that there were a lot less folks working out. School's out, so maybe that's the reason. But no,...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Dec. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 7180 Views
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Forget You're Reading ThisMy wife was skeptical when I showed her the Advance Reader Edition of my new novel,
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Feb. 9, 2016There are no comments yet. 26576 Views
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Anyone Interested in Joining a FREE Boot Camp?Today I drove up to Alamo Sq Park in SF and joined in with an awesome group of hugging folks who like to get together every Wed morning at 6:30am (and then again...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jan. 1, 2014There are no comments yet. 7810 Views
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Cheating in Palo Alto High Schools: Is there a solution?The Post's article today (Sept 9, 2015) on concern over cheating in the public high schools (wonder how it compares with private schools?) brings to a harsh light...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Sep. 9, 2015There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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FREE Home Repair Assistance for Peninsula & SV Home OwnersRebuilding Together Peninsula and Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley are two non-profit agencies who are "...devoted to providing critical home repairs and...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Nov. 22, 2015There are no comments yet. 13 Views
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Boomer U. Expo Drew an Age-Diverse CrowdBoomer U. Expo last Sat. at Mitchell Park Community Center was well attended. Manning the Webster House booth all day I noticed that the mean age of the attendees...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Apr. 6, 2016There are no comments yet. 4255 Views
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Stanford Assistive Technology Course – Open to the public – A Rolling OpportunityOne of the hidden gems happening every January – mid-March on Stanford campus is David Jaffe’s Perspectives in Assistive Technology (ENGR110/210) course....
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Apr. 8, 2016There are no comments yet. 6860 Views
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Radio Show, Katz's Corner, Focused on Men's Health Particularly Prostate HealthYou (men) hit 50/55/60 and you are getting your PSA checked to see if you have prostate-related issues, particularly prostate cancer. According to the ACS, men should...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Aug. 10, 2016There are no comments yet. 24202 Views
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MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES: DISCOVER HOW OPEN ENROLLMENT COULD SAVE YOU MONEYBruce Ackermann (who works as a Personal Financial Assistant for Seniors) advises us to discover how we might save thousands of dollars during Medicare’s...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Oct. 21, 2016There are no comments yet. 4504 Views
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Speak to Dr Katz without getting up at 4am in the morningAs a followup to a recent post about the Katz's Corner radio call-in show out of NYC (very gratified to see that it was of interest to nearly 20,000 readers),...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Oct. 27, 2016There are no comments yet. 3822 Views
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FREE: Opportunities to Join in With Assistive Tech Program at StanfordI mentioned this Stanford course last year and it’s starting up again tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:30pm. The first session will be a course overview....
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jan. 9, 2017There are no comments yet. 11457 Views
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STACK CARE - an "Illuminated" Innovation for Assisted Living Residents Health via LightingThere's a lot of existing, new and up-coming technology options that can help seniors who need some assistance with their activities of daily living (ADLs) to live...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Nov. 27, 2017There are no comments yet. 6113 Views
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Beyond the Nightly Walk – Power Walkingpow•er walk•ing noun A form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of fast walking with exaggerated swinging of the arms. As someone with osteoarthritis...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jul. 25, 2017There are no comments yet. 4765 Views
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Senior Scam Stopper Seminar at EPA Senior Center RecapHere’s a nifty little scam for you: Someone knocks on the door after turning your water main off. He says he was just checking your neighbor’s water...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Sep. 25, 2017There are no comments yet. 4552 Views
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Stanford's Assistive Technology Class Open to All Starts 1/9/2018The Assistive Technology course kicks off it's 12th year with an overview of the course today Jan 9th at 4:30pm on campus. Seniors from the greater community are...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jan. 9, 2018There are no comments yet. 4393 Views
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Retire and downsize your career: Do something you love instead.As we age and consider “retirement”, there are actually many opportunities if you want (or need) to keep working that can provide a satisfying new vocation and...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Sep. 6, 2018There are no comments yet. 8 Views
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