Spin, Stomp and Sexy, too
You don’t have to have the body of a waif or the feet of Fred Astaire to make your moves on the dance floor. Take a chance, get out and dance! Timeless Torches, a dancing troupe tied to the New York Liberty of the Women’s…
EndNotes archive for Jan. 1, 2012
MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012
Chubby at 85? Good! Eat up!
For our oldster readers who fought their weight all their life, some good news today. According to HealthDay News: (A) study, by Tel Aviv University researchers, revealed that while obesity did increase the risk of dying for people in their 70s and early 80s, when…
Change your clocks, please
The clocks in the newsroom read 9 a.m., even though it is 10. Daylight Savings Time throws most everyone's body clocks off and it doesn't help that clocks in public places, workplaces, etc., don't seem to get changed for weeks and sometimes, not until Daylight…
SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2012
Only silence 1
What motivated a US soldier to kill Afghan civilians over the weekend? The victims were mostly women and children, who slept. As a teen I would ask my dad about the Viet Nam war as black and white footage played across the evening news. “It’s…
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012
New beginnings…supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! 1
Dick Van Dyke, 86, married his makeup artist, Arlene Silver, 40. I think it is the greatest age difference between husband and wife that I know. It will be fun to watch these newlyweds. A few years ago I would have been laughing at this…
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012
Barbie's small-neck-artery problem
The Barbie doll turns 53 today. The reason I know this? I am somehow on the press release list of the Society for Vascular Surgery. The woman who sends out the press releases always makes some interesting connections between vascular surgery and popular culture. So…
Lost...and found
Margaret Page, 41, was found alive in a New Mexico national forest. Page had been in the woods for nearly a month. She was found in her sleeping bag – with her cat. She survived on a limited amount of food and water from a…
In your 90s: Eat anything you wish
I'm on Facebook with Redhawk Rice-Sauer, pastor and homeless advocate, who wrote this today: "My old man is 95. He doesn't eat much and never really has much of an appetite; but, if you put a Big Mac in front of him it is gone...…
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012
Alike in life and death
The twin sisters who were found dead last month in their California home do have family – and those cousins have been located. The two women were once starlets – a term from their era – and then left the spotlight for a life of…
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012
Celebrate Vickie Countryman's life Monday
Vickie Countryman was one of those Spokane women everyone knew. I met her in diversity work in the 1990s and for a brief time, we were part of "Circle of Friends" a short-lived but very fun KHQ noon show. Vickie was never shy on that…
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012
One more damn thing to worry about: Clostridium difficile
This just in from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Infections from Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes diarrhea and other health issues, is a patient safety concern in all types of medical facilities, not just hospitals as traditionally thought, according to…
Happy Anniversary EndNotes 2
This is a self-serving blog post. Let's get that out of the way right now. But this week marks the first anniversary of our EndNotes column. Cathy and I sent in our first two columns to McClatchy-Tribune Information Services the first week of March 2011.…
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
African Americans die sooner than Caucasians 2
From MedLine Plus: White men in the United States live an average of about seven years longer than black men, while white women live more than five years longer than black women, a new study shows. The reasons? It's complicated and doesn't necessarily mean that…
Death by tongue and arrogance 1
Diehard Rush Limbaugh supporters are hoping this, too, shall pass. But I'm banking on the end of Rush's influence after he called a Georgetown University student a "slut." It had the "death by tongue and arrogance" feel that has spelled the end to the power…
What's a woman to do?
The FDA has raised questions about the side effects of statin drugs: diabetes and memory loss.Oh, great. When you come from a family where diabetes is closing in on you from both genetic sides and your cholesterol is high, even when you eat like a…
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012
Gentle on our minds
Glen Campbell will play to a sold-out crowd Saturday night in Airway Heights – at Northern Quest Casino. Campbell has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and is on the road doing what he loves best – singing and enjoying his fans. Campbell’s wife and their…
RIP: All Saints' Jill Gotzian
Jill Gotzian, a beloved teacher at All Saints School in Spokane, died unexpectedly this week. She taught fifth grade, used a wheelchair for many years due to a progressive muscle disorder. She was much beloved by staff, students and alumni. And obviously a gem in…
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
Happening tomorrow: frozen dead guys festival
Tomorrow, in Nederland, Colo., thousands of folks will gather for the Frozen Dead Guys Festival. It's in honor of people who freeze their bodies when they die, but really it's an excuse for a music/artsy festival in the cold of winter. I heard about the…
Name this voice...
“I want to make that clear. This is: I am now a woman, I have a voice in the universe, and I want to do everything I can to become an expert in social justice and hope I can make a difference and mobilize young…
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29, 2012
One more damn thing to worry about: Cat parasites 1
Atlantic magazine has an excellent article this month about a researcher who is exploring the theory that a cat parasite invades human brains and causes people to dress sloppy, walk into traffic and even go schizophrenic. It could explain crazy cat ladies. If you own…
RIP: Play music in heaven, Davy Jones 1
Davy Jones, of Monkees fame, died of a heart attack at just 66 years old. In sixth grade, when the television show started about the rock band, my girlfriends and I spent hours discussing our favorite Monkee (mine: Peter Tork). We bought all their albums,…
Grief upon grief
The report in today’s New York Times reveals that body parts of some of the 9/11 victims were incinerated at the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base and then released to a landfill. If true, this information only adds to the grief and anguish of…
TUESDAY, FEB. 28, 2012
Turning in her grave
My mother-in-law, a cradle Catholic who attended church every day of her adult life, would likely be as appalled as I am when reading about the legislators, in Virginia and now in Idaho, who would require ultrasounds for women considering abortion. Here's the description, from…
Bat flu: another damn thing to worry about
Press release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: A new influenza A virus discovered in fruit bats in Guatemala does not appear to present a current threat to humans, but should be studied as a potential source for human influenza, according to scientists…
MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2012
Alzheimer's updates: Mice, poor sleep
Mice give people the creeps if they creep into your home, but lab mice might be the new best friends of older folks worried about Alzheimer's disease. In a promising study with mice, those given a decades-old cancer drug -- bexarotene -- saw fewer deposits…
Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.
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