The Pandemic – Not Yet Returning To My Prior Life By Alice Herb   Just a few weeks ago I wrote about how strange it was to try to break out after months of isolation and to move on to a more “normal” existence. I, along with many others, am…

Writer Dave Donelson left his successful business career in 1999 to become a full-time freelance writer. In 2020 he both completed a memoir of his life growing up (entitled Fathers: A Memoir) and began a daily journal where he posts his thoughts, observations, and insights each day. Titled “The Journal of My Seventieth Year:…

A Winning Combination By Alice Herb     Reading or watching the daily news, aside from viewing the bitter, angry split between red and blue, I see suggestions of a hostility between the young and old. Besides bringing up my own children and having grandchildren, I have taught college-age young…

Rita Schwartz is a longtime agebuzz subscriber.  A native New Yorker, she graduated with a degree in music from the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam and she has an MA from NYU in music therapy and government. She has had a long and varied career including working for the…

By agebuzz Contributing Editor Julie Buyon How often have you called an insurance provider or hospital billing department to hear “Please hold for the next available patient advocate”? You, savvy reader, know instinctively that the “patient advocate” to whom you will be connected will neither be patient nor an advocate…

By agebuzz Guest Blogger Molly Roffman, Founder Of StepWISEnow Balance Fitness   Do you ever feel as though the onset of spring is a bit overwhelming? Does it seem like everyone else is eager to rush outdoors and enjoy the bright sunshine while you’re feeling like crawling back under the…