
It’s Time to Give Women a Crack at it! | Healthy Aging Series: S11 E22
I am A Social Worker I moved to Louisville 30 years ago to attend Social Work School. It seemed like a good decision considering I had spent the previous 15 years becoming disenchanted with being a Baptist Minister. I was still going to help people, but this time with an emphasis on social justice-social policy....
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When the Disapproval Rating Hits Home | Healthy Aging Series: S11 E21
Dad’s Bad Idea I grew up in rural Southern Indiana, not too far as the crow flies from where Lincoln spent his formative years, around 10 miles from Spencer County. For some reason, Dad was happy bouncing around Warrick County. One of the places we landed was a 50-acre farm with a 100-year-old two-story farmhouse....
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Long Live the King | Healthy Aging Series: S11 Interlude
OK, so ask me how I’m doing. There’s lots of uncertainty in the world, in our country. Families are struggling for lots of reasons. Is there going to be a recession? What about the Rule of Law? What about Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security? So, how am I doing? I’m doing, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! as Bert and...
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When the Chickens Come Home to Roost | Healthy Aging Series: S11 E20
I’ve run two marathons in my life. The second marathon I ran, I called, “When the Chickens Come Home to Roost Marathon.” Actually, the name everyone else chose to call it was, The Air Force Marathon. First, why did I run it? Well, the answer is, I wanted to impress the man who I would...
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It’s Time to Take it to the Streets | Healthy Aging Series: S11 E19
“I am a jogger!” says no one today. OK, there was a time, many years ago that I referred to myself as a jogger. In 1978, I was attending college in Portland, Oregon and started jogging. Prior to that, I hadn’t even thought about jogging. I was a Long Jumper in high school and ran...
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I Have Wasted My Life | Healthy Aging Series: S11 E18
I was scrolling this morning, and I happened to see a reel from a therapist that had a list of things to avoid in order to take care of your mental health. The first one was: Stop scrolling first thing in the morning. First, I think he’s right. Second, it’s a little ironic that someone...
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