They say seniors slow down with age, but anyone who’s ever seen a group of retirees fighting over the last open pickleball court knows that’s a myth. Senior life is full of surprises—sometimes it’s your neighbor’s cat stealing your sandwich, sometimes it’s realizing your “leisure hobby” requires more equipment than a space launch. Today’s jokes…
Traveling in your golden years is supposed to be relaxing—until the airline loses your luggage, the hotel gives you a room “with a view” of the parking lot, and your grandkids program your GPS to speak in pirate voice. But hey, that’s half the fun. Here are a few senior travel tales that prove the…
They say age brings wisdom, but what it really brings is a drawer full of lists you’ll never finish. Seniors know better than anyone that life’s too short to sweat the small stuff—like remembering where you left your glasses, or whether you already told that story about the time you met Elvis (spoiler: you did)….
By Chip Jacobs Gazing up from our dining-room table that evening in 1969, my seven-year-old eyes began grasping my peculiar circumstance. My father was an old man. Allow me to rephrase that. He was a man with graying temples and emerging crows-feet invisible on the other dads in our living room for a meeting of…
Alert for our readers: Several hand soaps and related hygiene products sold nationwide — including at Walmart — have been voluntarily recalled due to contamination with Burkholderia cepacia, a bacterium that can cause serious infections and, in vulnerable people, life-threatening sepsis. This recall was announced on August 8, 2025, and affects products distributed across the…
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