Recent content by Aurora

Recentliy I was in a hospital with heart surgery and my sister (also senior) was there almost every day for me and I appreciate that-- I spent 6 weeks at home recovering and I still am recovering but I am much better. Well, she came over once and had a big temper tantrum and ran out because I...

No kidding. I saw this novelty item in a store near where I live Did not buy it!

When you were a patient, did you ever go out socially with one of your attending nurses or medical assistants? I think it is unethical for them to date their patients?? Of course, nurses can be very nice and charming when they are working because they are supposed to be nice, but off work, I...

Last night on the 5 pm news the secretary of defense mentioned that Europe is a sovereign country---nobody caught that? I couldn't believe it.

I liked hard rock when I was much younger but now I barely tolerate it. Every summer the music festivals in American cities hire loud rock bands for entertainment because they are popular with the crowd. And ever year I tire of these amateur bands, whose members play the guitar well enough, and...

Are you concerned that all your health records, physical and/or mental, are available and accessed by medical staff at the hospital you attend and other doctor offices? I dont know how it is in other nations or states. That means every doctor, nurse, medical assistant, other staff and maybe...

Recently I heard an all senior (men) retro rock band, not professionals or guys making a comeback. Someone in the audience said they're pretty good for old guys. And I thought: no, they are good BECAUSE they are old guys. Old does not make you worse if you have the talent. They were in fact much...

Do you like gin? If so, what have you tried, besides gin and tonic? Ever use gin in a recipe? Your favorite brand? It is popular in the UK more so in U.S.

When you are on the phone, do strangers ever think you are a woman, if you are a man?Or perhaps a man if you are a woman? If you have a voice in between, that is possible to happen. My voice has changed in recent years...now I have a higher voice and I hate being called mam or something, It's...

For my birthday, a sister gave me an expensive tech gadget (over $100) which was very generous. We exchange gifts only on birthdays. We are not close and see each other rarely. Well, I had no interest in this gift so I returned it and the money went back on her card. I told her it was returned...

Do you ever have sudden momentary flashbacks to an event or image in your past? I have been having these immediate flashbacks daily for years now and never had them when I was young. But now everything seems to remind me of some tiny experience or something someone said to me many years ago...

Back in the Sixties, Mel Brooks played a 2000 year old man routine with Carl Reiner that became a record with a sequel. Very funny. At one point, Carl asks Mel: inall your life you must have had many jobs. What was the first job you ever had? Mel: I took a stick and hit it on the ground. Carl...

Hi, I'd like to know more about which neighborhoods and suburbs are most affordable for seniors or those with limited incomes? More St. Petersburg than Tampa proper. Do you live there or used to live there, recently?

If the print book was invented for the first time yesterday, people would be marveling at how great it is, doesn't need a battery, easy to use, and much better than a tablet or kindle. Why? Because it is new. And everyone wants something new, technically new. The auto industry figured that out...

I am retired now but I always wanted to tell off some of my supervisors, the heads of my department at work. It is too late now--. " So WHO do you think you are? Just because you are full time and I am parttime doesn't mean you are better than me! In fact, I am more qualified for my job than...