Longevity In the Extremes
As I write this it’s -48 F outside. My car is attached to an electrical cord that powers a battery warmer so I’ll be able to start it in the […]
Tag Archives: Longevity
The Language of Longevity
If someone from Elizabethan England were still living, would they find themselves saying, “What think ye?” rather than “What do you think?” As a novelist, I have to make a […]
It’s All Relative
What is my grandfather’s brother called? I think he’s my great uncle but I’m not sure. I wanted to write this post while it’s still fresh in my mind so […]
Half Full or Half Empty and Longevity
For many years researchers pointed to lower rates of heart disease among optimists and believed optimism led to greater longevity. In the last few years, new research is starting to […]
Why Men Die Young
We all know that men are more likely to die due to accidents, disease, or suicide, but there are also biological reasons men die sooner: Bigger body size- Women tend […]
Midlife Crisis Part II
Last week I decided to explore the so-called mid-life crisis. Has it always been around, or has it developed with the lengthening human lifespan? At first, I thought the MLC […]
Platinum Anniversary
A few years ago my parents, cousins, aunts and uncles all stood in a studio in our Sunday best, huddled around two empty chairs. It was my grandparent’s 5oth aniversary, […]
The Poetry of Death
I attended a writers retreat recently. The instructor was poet Erin Hollowell of Homer, Alaska. Her forthcoming collection of poetry is about the death of her mother (and sex, for […]
Birth Order and Longevity
I thought that I heard that first-born children were longer lived and I was going to write this post in order to rub it in to my two younger brothers. […]
Personality, Genes, And Longevity
Some of my writer friends build their characters based on personality types. Whether they choose to set two characters on opposite ends of the Meyers-Briggs evaluation, or pit type A […]
The Phoenix Series 