Health & Medical

Canadian Pharmacies Vs. Big Drug Companies

Look here first for late-breaking news about the David/Goliath battle between Canadian drug stores attempting to help American seniors buy affordable drugs and Big Pharma doing everything it can to prevent it. Remember: The most effective drug in the world is useless unless affordable. Canada’s drug distribution and pricing systems are less likely to foster…

Grand Canyon for Seniors, Bryce Canyon for Seniors, Zion National Park for Seniors
Travel

Zion National Park for Seniors: Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon

Advice and tips for seniors traveling to the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and Zion National Park. Learn how to safely travel with a group. One Trip You Must Make Before You Die Patricia Schultz’s 1,000 Places to See Before You Die isn’t for seniors, especially those of us now in our eighth decade. Regrettably, we…

Retire in Costa Rica: Retirement in Costa Rica for Americans
Retirement

Retire in Costa Rica? (Yes, You Can Afford Retirement)

After a lifetime of hard work, harder winters – and possibly hard up for money – how about retiring in Costa Rica. It’s a relatively safe place where the temperature’s always in the 70s, complete healthcare costs less than $50 a month for the two of you, where a two-bed, two-bath house rents for about…

Heavy Groping Starlite Drive-in
Nostalgia Senior Stories

Heavy Groping at Starlite Drive-in

Here’s how I remember it… I’d drive to the back of the large field partially filled with scores of other cars. Stars blazed in the black sky overhead Finding just the right spot, well back from the refreshment stand, I’d swing my ’39 Studebaker up onto the mound, secure the speaker in the window, kick…

Cheap and Free Drugs
Health & Medical

Cheap and Free Drugs: Here’s Where to Get Them

Clip and save, folks. In a few short words, I hope to help you save hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars this year. Computerless? Your local library has one you can use. FREE DRUGS To appease critics of the hugely profitable pharmaceutical giants, most all drug companies have free “Patient Assistance Programs” for folks with income…

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