I've been working flat-out since way too early this morning and was just thinking that a few minutes of hammock time might be a good idea before the rest of the day starts going really crazy, when this headline from the TImes On Line grabbed my eye: ‘I know Thatcher survived on four hours – I need a bit more’.

Without going into any thoughts on Maggie Thatcher and how much of an inspiration she could ever be to me, as that would certainly be another blog... more

Being the geezer blog, we have spent sometime gazing inward at our old bones in the past, but some new information published recently in The Lancet, the UK's medical journal, prompts another look.

It seems that dietary supplements are back in favor, with a 12% reduction in the risk of fracture being reported in people over... more

Ten years after the fact, the word is out on what they're calling in the British press the "world's oldest natural mother".

With an apparent attempt to keep her son out of the glaring light of media attention, the now 69-year-old woman chose to keep quiet about her age and his birth way back in 1997. She was 59 at the time and became pregnant with no fertility treatments, donor eggs, or any other assistance ...... more

All salable, marketable, rammed-down-our-throats evidence to the contrary, sex is not just a young person's pastime or pleasure. Sure, it is all hard bodies, tight buns, firm breasts and lush, thick hair in popular portrayals of passion, but in real life geezers do it, too.

A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine featured in this article in the Washington... more

Feeling like the pressures of parenthood are mounting?

Tired of struggling to stay awake with a new infant night after night?

Need a break?

Well, if you are in Australia ... or ready to pack up for a trip down under ... you, too, can join other mothers at the new $8 million, five-star "mother's retreat" in the Lavender Bay area of Sydney.

For a mere $1300 (US... more

It's once again time to gather together all the bits I've been collecting over the past couple of days and put them into a catch-all post of hopefully interesting or helpful hints.

Starting with Dr. Joyce Brothers on older parents. She's in favor, and adds that: "Age has always been relative, but this is especially true today, when people often look and feel half their age, thanks to better health. If you look much older than other parents, that's not... more

Does the act of dropping to the floor cause a racket of clacking, pops and creaks not unlike a fierce game of mahjong on a three-legged table?

Is every dip of the hips accompanied by an exhale that sounds way too much like old Uncle Merv lowering himself into his Baralounger?

If once you've actually placed yourself on floor level, does the chance of remaining there for the rest of your days seem a definite possibility?

Yeah ... I know ... me, too.

One of the great things about being an older adoptive parent is the fact... more

Here's a question for Boomers to think about, especially those of us with small children:

How much of a commitment are you willing and able to make to help your aging parents?

Or to put it more bluntly:

How much of your lifestyle do you potentially give up so your mom and dad can lead the kind of life you ... or they ... think they should lead?

These are being asked in USA Today, and should... more

Anyone traveling soon might want to brush up a bit on the problem of deep vein thrombosis, venous thromboembolism (VTE), since the WHO just issued warnings again in its Research Into Global Hazards of Travel project.

Referring back to the first of today's posts, the WHO says, "Travellers can take "common-sense" measures to reduce the risks of contracting... more

As I was settling down into my hammock, book in hand but eyelids heavy, the thought drifted across my mind that napping would be a good blog topic for the day.

I've always been fond of the mid-day snooze, so it's not a geezer-inspired activity ... activity? ... in my case. I recall coming home from high school and stretching out for half and hour or so, happily dropping off and waking refreshed and ready for whatever teen festivities might present.

All these years later, and a daily dip into... more