Jill Greenberg has a moving story at AARP about a group of women in Buenos Aires pulling themselves out of homelessness through recycling. Check it out.
Some big boomer birthdays today. The seemingly omnipresent actor Kevin Bacon was born on this day in 1958. Sharing his birthday is Oscar winner Angelica Huston, who was born July 8 1951.
Do you live in the North East?? Because if you do, you are probably feeling the effects of day 4 of the giant heat wave sweeping across the East Coast. Triple digit heat and record breaking tempertatures are not making life for 50+ Americans very nice lately.
How is your New Year's Resolution coming along? We are now 7 months into 2010 - can you even remember what your resolution was??? I bet some of you made a resolve to get organized, and Martha Stewart is here to help for those of you who haven't quiet finished your spring cleaning. I know I haven't!!
We all know that being fit is better than being fat - but getting 'fit' isn't always easy... Now you can get in shape the healthy way with AARP! The Fat-to-Fit online challenge gives you the tools you need to shed pounds this summer, with energizing activities, fresh nutritious foods and the latest…
AARP Maryland's Rawle Andrews Jr. the Senior State Director recently wrote a letter to the editor about Maryland's Public Service Commission (PSC) rejecting the proposal to install smart meters by Baltimore Gas & Electric company, the state's largest utility. And AARP Maryland supported this…
AARP has a really great piece for caregivers on ways to take a step back and destress from the emotional and physical toll that caring for another person can be. Here are a couple to start: