Archive for: February 2007

Practical Advice for Seniors Returning to College
After my recent post, titled College-Affiliated Retirement Communities, it occurred to me that having recently spent several years as a returning student, there just may be some useful information that could be shared.

Evidence has long shown that the likelihood of a person to succomb to any of the various types of cancers increases with age.  Scientists around the world spend countless hours hovering over powerful microscopes in hopes of furthering their understanding between this link.  Occasionally, their willful persistance pays off and invaluable headway toward further understanding and eventual solution is made.   

At a recent friendly gathering, conversation somehow drifted to the subject of dating.  Having been out of the dating scene since pizza and a movie for two ran around ten bucks, curiosity definately had me paying attention. 

Florida, sometimes referred to as the Sunshine State, has had its share of catastrophic storms over the years.  While February temperatures may fall below the toasty numbers that Florida is known for, one would think this time of year would garner a Floridian’s sense of ease to the area’s potential for natural disasters.  After all, February is not a hurricane-season month, and Florida is deep enough south to preclude any severe wintery weather.  So one might think.