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If you are by a Kaiser, they offer free weekly tai chi classes to anyone in the community. You don't have to be a member. I prefer qi gong, which is related, but a little less choreographed in strict sequences (most people find tai chi much more difficult---and I actually think qi gong is...

Thought this article was interesting---from the British media: Ten women to every man, a black market in Viagra, and a 'thriving swingers scene': Welcome to The Villages, Florida, where the elderly residents down Sex on the Square cocktail in 'honor' of woman, 68, arrested for public sex with...

No such thing, especially when they are so cute and you are so generous with your time, money, and space in fostering them.

Where in Georgia are you, Sojourner? I think the jurisdictions even around metro Atlanta can vary widely. (I'm in metro Atlanta/Gwinnett).

Daylate---that CARE package is one of the most thoughtful gifts I've heard of. And while you don't know for sure that it changed your friend's life for the better, I definitely think you should take credit for it! Healthyandfun, interesting story. Said that one person can disrupt the dynamics...

Thanks for all your input. Mead---it's not that he is at a loss for activities. He is plenty happy piddling around at home reading and doing puzzles. It's just that when I'm going out, he seems to want a similar experience...probably more so for the food than the actual social aspect...

Very true, youbet. Still working on not being the good girl/people pleaser. At 60, it's time to let that stuff go...and be true to myself. As long as I am convinced that I am not being a horrible wife by leaving him on his own twice a month, I need to just enjoy my time out. Thanks for the...

Nope, that isn't it. It's more like being a little child who is upset that they aren't getting to go out to eat!

Bbam, it's always good to put yourself in someone else's shoes and have empathy. But---are you suggesting that DH should say something to make me comfortable with his lack of friends? I'm comfortable with that---just not comfortable with jealousy/resentment about my attaining something that he...

Daylate---that's interesting. He's not been diagnosed with Asperger's. I think he's just an introvert who is also very quiet and a little socially awkward. I worked with people with Asperger's for years. I found them interesting....but got burnt out (hence the early retirement)---don't want...

Sarah, the reason why he wouldn't call Patty's husband is because Mark works (Patty doesn't and is available weekdays). On the weekends, Patty and Mark spend time together (sometimes with us). On about one weekend a month, Andy has started brewing beer with Mark (who is also as quiet as Andy...

Yup, you are right to some extent---but he has a life. He just doesn't have a social life other than what I provide him with---one that always includes me. The funny thing is he is never bored being at home doing his own thing----it's almost like having a sibling who is jealous of his sister...

Well, it's the thing about cooking for two people as opposed to one. Even those of us who like to cook tend to be a little lazy when it's just cooking for ourselves---like when DH used to travel for work, I would sometimes just have a bowl of cereal at night (of course I was working too, so...

Braumeister, his hobbies are pretty solitary: reading, cooking, exercising at the gym, and doing Japanese puzzles. And in keeping with your screen name, he just started brewing his own beer. He's doing that with a neighbor. But that's just a few hours each month.

My husband and I participate in a lot of Meetup groups, so we socialize two to four times a week together. But it's becoming an issue that we don't have equal opportunity for independent socialization. As a female and being more outgoing than he is, I find it easier to make friends. Most...

Not a man, but this was kind of chilling---both because Americans are less healthier than many other countries and because the American guy actually didn't look that porky to me...which possibly reflects that we no longer know what normally healthy looks like...

Thanks, Spudd. That makes a little more sense. The 140 pounds is still being quoted all the time, however---even on a government site for women: Eating disorders | womenshealth.gov They are getting the info from the National Eating Disorders Association, so maybe their agenda is to focus on...

I just read in a newspaper article about eating disorders that the average woman is 5'4" and 140 pounds. Hearing so much about the obesity crisis, I expected it to be about 5'4" and at least 170 pounds! Help me understand this. I realize this is several pounds heavier than women used to be...

Never Retiring? What I'm not getting is how all these people my age never thought to save for retirement. Also not understanding how people in their 50's, 60's, and 70's are able to find and maintain employment----I had the savvy to save and invest and my energy level at 60 has never been...

ERD, you're right---I shouldn't have said it's not realistic---it's a very realistic goal and worthwhile endeavor to get good nutrition. What I should have said is that most people don't seem to be setting optimal nutrition as a goal and/or striving to achieve it....

Because most people eat the standard American diet, for whatever reason (preference, lack of time or interest in cooking or seeking out proper nutrition). Aren't French fries the #1 veggie most people eat? And how many people cook their own food rather than just eating out or heating up...

I'm a bit cynical about whether vitamins and supplements really work---and whether they really contain the dosage and the ingredients they claim to have (and whether they have unwanted substances in them, like lead). Years ago we subscribed to a lab service that analyzed vitamins and...

I live in one of the states that refuses to have an exchange, so I almost fainted this morning when I read that the subsidies may not be offered in those 34 states. DH and I have too much income too qualify for a subsidy, but this is not the case with most people. Without subsidies, most...

And here yesterday I just started to take probiotics to ensure a healthy population of good bacteria! Maybe I need to rethink this...:)

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