It’s uncanny: The day I began to social distance from people was the day I started social distancing from my beauty routine, too. At this point my makeup routine is almost nonexistent, and even my skincare routine has taken a hit. Skincare has always been my source of normalcy in …
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A New York City Housing Authority retiree ticked off his running tally: an ex-wife sick, a daughter sick, and three old friends dead. In Queens, a young poet learned a friend’s parents are in the hospital, one on a ventilator. And Qtina Parson of Parkchester, the Bronx, gave a grim …
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Like a lot of Ohians way back when, my grandfather was a factory man. And by factory I mean the candy factory, which was certainly more his speed. The rules were simple: he could eat as much chocolate as he could get his hands on as long as he kept …
Read More »Photo by Hananeko_Studio / Shutterstock.com Officially named COVID-19, a novel coronavirus disease has been sweeping across the globe and shutting down everything from professional sports seasons to entire countries. As of Friday, there were more than 140,000 confirmed cases worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource …
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In the words of Olivia Newton-John, let’s get physical! And let’s do it safely…at home…in front of your screen of choice. In this era of social distancing the gym can wait, and now’s a really good time to put your body to work. For one, you could probably use the …
Read More »Photo by Sushiman / Shutterstock.com Some of the grocery-store photos coming out of the coronavirus outbreak resemble those usually seen on Black Friday, or in towns awaiting hurricanes or blizzards. Images capture emptied shelves, especially in cleaning supply and bathroom tissue sections, while some stores post limits on specific products. …
Read More »Photo by Volodymyr Baleha / Shutterstock.com Finding and purchasing the right annuity — especially one with built-in inflation protection — can be a difficult and expensive chore. But if you are smart and flexible, virtually any American retiree can grab such an annuity on the cheap. By waiting until age …
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