TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! The art of packing your suitcase for a long trip By Linda Ferrara You’ve decided it’s time to get away. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is. You are anxiously in need of some much desired “away” time. But one of the constant disincentives to travel is [...]
Full Story »Making Sure that Soap Ingredients Come Clean
Making Sure that Soap Ingredients ‘Come Clean’ By Leah Lancione Wikipedia says soap, “in chemistry, is a salt of a fatty acid. Soaps are mainly used as surfactants for washing, bathing, and cleaning, but they are also used in textile spinning and are important components of lubricants.” Yes, we know a bar of [...]
Full Story »Creative Ways to Cure the “Winter Blues”
Creative Ways to Cure the “Winter Blues” By Leah Lancione According to the Mayo Clinic, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is “a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year. Most people with the disorder have symptoms in the fall that continue through the winter months. The depression causes moodiness and [...]
Full Story »Keeping the 20-somethings From Driving You Crazy
Keeping the 20-somethings from Driving You Crazy By Terry Portis Sometimes people forget that a key word in the term “middle-aged” is the word middle, as in “stuck in the middle.” We find ourselves in the middle of various other generations, sometimes living and working with up to four different age groups. On the positive [...]
Full Story »Beware of Health Scams
Beware of Health Scams That Can Affect Your Pocketbook and Your Well-Being By Robert G. Graw, Jr., M.D. Snake oil salesmen have been around for decades, if not centuries, and modern technology has allowed them to be even more professional in their attempts to sell hype to the unsuspecting public. Unfortunately, seniors are often the [...]
Full Story »FIVE EASY STEPS TO END SUGAR CRAVINGS
Five Easy Steps to End Sugar Cravings By Ellen Kittredge Have you noticed these past couple months that you craved a little more sugar than usual? If so, that is entirely normal, as we’re offered so many sugar loaded treats over the holidays and with a chill in the air we need more carbohydrates to [...]
Full Story »VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE: GROWING PHILODENDRONS
Variety is the Spice of Life Growing Philodendrons By Neil Moran There are two types of philodendrons, the climbers and nonclimbers. The climbers need strong support as they grow upward, like a trellis, or a moss-covered stake in a flower pot. The sweetheart plant, aka, heart-leaf philodendron, is one such climber and can survive [...]
Full Story »ANTRIM 1844 COUNTRY INN
ANTRIM 1844 COUNTRY INN By Maureen Smith If you need an escape at this time of year, let me suggest an amazing look at a page from the past. Only 70 miles from Annapolis in the town of Taneytown (pronounced Tawneytown), which prides itself on its rich history and small town atmosphere, you will [...]
Full Story »LET’S TALK TURKEY
“Let’s Talk Turkey” By Kathryn Marchi The time for turkey, the holiday bird, may have come and gone, but the timing for Turkey, the country, is just right. Turkey, as history tells us, was an integral part of the Byzantine Empire, which began as the eastern half of the Roman Empire. It flourished and expanded [...]
Full Story »PEACE CORPS: SENIORS ARE SHOWING UP
Peace Corps: Seniors Are Showing Up By Tricia Herban Remember the old expression, “Join the Navy to see the world?” That’s a good slogan and self-explanatory. But what about the Peace Corps? Recently, the Peace Corps came to Annapolis on a recruiting trip and OutLook had the opportunity to speak with two regional recruiters, [...]
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