Our pop­u­lar series of seem­ingly easy ques­tions con­tin­ues. This is part four of five, ques­tions 16 through 20, about things we see around us every day.

As always, remem­ber that this can be more dif­fi­cult than it looks. Put your think­ing caps on, and don’t cheat by look­ing around or using any­thing on your desk.

16. Do books have even-​​​​numbered pages on the right or left side?

17. How…

In the Brook­dale Senior Liv­ing newslet­ter and web­site, we came across an inter­est­ing arti­cle about the dif­fer­ent dimen­sions of well­ness – things to think about in order to stay as healthy as pos­si­ble. The arti­cle is orig­i­nally intended for peo­ple with chronic health con­di­tions, but makes some points that are universally valid.

If you feel like tak­ing care of your health is a strug­gle, or if you’re…

If you are wor­ried that you or some­one close to you might have caught the H1N1 virus, or Swine Flu, the H1N1 Response Cen­ter can help. The web­site pro­vides a set of free resources, such as a self-​​​​assessment for flu-​​​​symptoms, help to decide what to do if you think you may have caught it, and advice…

South­ern Rhode Island at Home was a player at the Octo­ber 30th “Con­fer­ence and Expo for Seniors” pre­sented by the Senior Agenda Coali­tion of Rhode Island and enti­tled “Get Involved – Make A Dif­fer­ence for the Com­mu­nity and Yourself”.

The day-​​​​long pro­gram at Warwick’s Crown Plaza Hotel included keynote and lunch-​​​​time speak­ers, the pre­sen­ta­tion of sev­eral Senior Agenda awards, and a diver­sity of speak­ers and work­shops devoted to issues…

On Octo­ber 24^th, about 15 of us attended the high def­i­n­i­tion TV pre­sen­ta­tion of Puccini’s Aida at the War­wick Showcase Cinema.

Tele­cast live via satel­lite from the Met­ro­pol­i­tan Opera House in New York, if you can’t be there in per­son, this is def­i­nitely the way to go. The cam­eras scanned us through the new opera house, into the orches­tra pit and behind the scenes as…