Arts & Entertainment

Cast of Mr. Belvedere including Ilene Graff with Bob Uecker at right and Christopher Hewett at left - ABC publicity photo. Ilene Graf played TV mom Marsha Owens in ’80s sitcom “Mr. Belvedere” with Bob Uecker and Christopher Hewett and now has a Christmas special.
Nostalgia

Christmas with ‘Mr. Belvedere’ Star Ilene Graff

Memories of yesterday while building new memories with a holiday special

By Nick Thomas | December 19, 2022
woman on tablet doing puzzle Agenturfotografin. Exercise your mind with one of America’s favorite puzzles. Fun, stimulating, and picked for baby boomers. Boggle birds BrainBusters for boomers.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Birds and Untether Your Mind!

How many words can YOU find in this word-search puzzle?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 19, 2022
Rick Steves and crew with Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper at the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Travel writer Rick Steves offers tips for appreciating great art, based on his travels and public TV miniseries, "Rick Steves Art of Europe."
Arts & Entertainment

Tips for Appreciating Great Art on Your Travels

There is so much more than meets the eye

By Rick Steves | December 13, 2022
1950s style jukebox Stefano Ember. For article on musician deaths, the memories and feelings they stir
From Our Readers

No More New Music

The days that music died for one boomer reader

By Larry P. Lefkowitz | December 12, 2022
grandmother and granddaughter on a laptop possibly doing online puzzles. photo by Wavebreakmedia Dreamstime. For Jumble fun and games puzzle
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles with Guesses and Goats

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 12, 2022
An extended family playing charades. Image by Monkey Business Images. Resurrect some of your old childhood games to bond with your grandchildren, support important skills, and create lasting memories.
Family

Play Your Childhood Games with Your Grandkids

Transform fond old memories into new memories

By Charlie Fletcher | December 7, 2022
DNA truth is shocking
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle: Tiptoe Through the Flowers

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 5, 2022
Cartoon of a woman using an electric flyswatter but hitting a person holding a turkey, while the dog looks on eagerly, waiting for the turkey to drop. Electric flyswatters are all the buzz for gift-giving. Writer Nick Thomas provides a tongue-in-cheek look at the gizmos, with firsthand experience to support his recommendations.
Humor

Electric Flyswatters Make Stunning Gifts

Pull out your holiday list and find your frenemies

By Nick Thomas | December 2, 2022
Book cover of "Seasoned Women" by Cathy Hollister. Poet Cathy Hollister celebrates the wisdom that springs from aging and shares her philosophy in her latest book of poetry.
Books

‘Seasoned Women’

From the new poetry collection by Cathy Hollister

November 29, 2022
Granddad and grandson working on a computer, perhaps for a Jumble Puzzles
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Billboards and Batters

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | November 28, 2022

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