Open Culture [http://www.openculture.com/2012/07/rare_film_claude_monet_at_work_in_his_famous_garden_at_giverny_1915.html] offered an exciting chance to see Claude Monet at work. I've long admired his paintings and been amazed that he was able to produce so much…
> The older we get, the more our memories start to fail us. This is just an unfortunate side effect of having a squishy, non-robotic body. However, there's one great way you can help improve your brain's memory: laugh.P > According to research from Loma…
This seems full of meaning in a week when I received two volumes on aging (The Oxford Book on Aging and Fierce with Reality) and I can't wait the read the essay about being 90 that Roger Angell published in The New Yorker. Can't wait to…
Ran across this stunning quotation today > I don't believe in aging. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism. > Virginia Woolf (born on this date in 1882) Earlier in the day I listened to a profile of Mark Furstenburg…