Posts from the Dark Ages

Bikes seem to be gaining popularity amongst the senior setAn 84-year-old man, missing since he left home to ride his bike in the small central Polish town of Znin last week, has been found in good health wandering round London's Heathrow Airport."According to the … [Read more...] about Get on your Bike

Here she is! My trike ... from the photo at Achievable Concepts who specialise in Adapted Recreation and Sporting Equipment for People with Disabilities and the Aged. They make them for people like me too, who just want a trike instead of a two-wheeler. I intend to ride … [Read more...] about My new transporter

Calorie RestrictionCalorie restriction (CR)adherents claim it's the only diet that has been proven to extend healthy life span in mammals such as mice and primates, and provides numerous secondary health benefits, such as a far lower risk for most of the degenerative … [Read more...] about Live longer by starving?

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries, said A.A. MilneA little forgetfulYou just opened a drawer to take out something, whatever it was. You can't quite think what it was. A little later you're looking for … [Read more...] about A Revolution of Third Persons?

The phrase prime of life was used 2300 years ago by Aristotle who saw midlife as the ideal time in life when we are most balanced between the excesses of youth and age. He called this equilibrium the "golden mean" of life - not naively optimistic, but realistically so, … [Read more...] about The Prime of Life