Sports

Man fishing from a dock. Image by Paul Prescott. make even your first-time fishing trip a success
Sports

11 Tips for a Successful First-Time Fishing Trip

From choosing a spot to packing gear and other necessities

By Tyler Brady | April 25, 2023
A 56-Year-Old Playing Competitive Baseball: Jim Fullan, 56, who is a member of the Montgomery County Community College baseball team, takes a practice swing during their game in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, on March 5, 2023. (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)
Sports

A 56-Year-Old Playing Competitive Baseball

Back to school, and the baseball diamond

By Jason Nark, The Philadelphia Inquirer | April 19, 2023
old baseball glove and ball. Image by Savannah1969. for article on memories of baseball in the 1950s
From Our Readers

Memories of Baseball in My Youth

And other fond thoughts of growing up in the 1950s

By R.G. Begora | April 2, 2023
outdoor exercise group. Image by Pojoslaw, for article on pampering fitness tips.
Health

10 Pampering Fitness Tips

How to make outdoor exercise more enjoyable and rewarding

By Annie Tobey | March 24, 2023
Mary Jo Panettieri serves up a pickleball at Tarboro Road Community Center in Raleigh. (Josh Shaffer/The News & Observer/TNS). A reporter from Raleigh, North Carolina, catches up with a couple from Connecticut who are on a mission to play pickleball in all 50 states.
Sports

A Pickleball Mission

Aiming to play in all 50 states

By Josh Shaffer, The News & Observer (Raleigh) | March 21, 2023
Runner along the Stanley Park Seawall Vancouver. Image by Vismax. Author Wesley Shennan muses on his running in days past and the thoughts that used to run interference in his mind as he ran.
From Our Readers

Running Interference

Musings on the thoughts that occupy one runner’s mind

By Wesley Shannon | November 2, 2022
an older man running in a race. For article on the tall lithe brunette that passed the man, then lost to him at the end.
From Our Readers

The Tall Lithe Brunette

One boomer’s running tale

By Wesley Shennan | August 18, 2022
A cocktail in the foreground from a third-level bay at Drive Shack in Short Pump, near Richmond, Virginia
Food Finds

Drive Shack Drives Fun with a New Menu

Go for the golf or the food

By Annie Tobey | August 4, 2022
active granddad pushing a bike with grandson photo by Iryna Inshyna Dreamstime. Will wearing a brace help prevent injury and relieve aches and pains? We examine a variety of braces: ankle, knee, wrist; types; and more.
Health

Wearing a Brace: Advice from Mayo Clinic

To brace or not to brace

By Joel Luedke, Mayo Clinic | June 17, 2022
A retired couple taking a selfie, lounging on a sailboat, for article on why to start sailing in retirement
Sports

Why Retirement Is the Perfect Time to Start Sailing

Six reasons to take up sailing as your new hobby

May 13, 2022

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