Happy Veteran’s Day!

Courtesy of Brian Fray from the Guelph Tribune

Do Senior’s Need Their Own Texting Code?

Since more and more Seniors are texting and tweeting these days, there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code). Please pass this on to your children and grandchildren so they can understand your texts.

ATD:
At The Doctor’s

CBM:
Covered By Medicare

CUATSC:
See You At The Senior Center

FWIW:
Forgot Where I Was

GGPBL:
Gotta Go Pacemaker Battery Low!

LMDO:
Laughing My Dentures Out

ROFL… CGU:
Rolling On The Floor Laughing… And Can’t Get Up

WAITT:
Who Am I Talking To?

(Courtesy of Greensboro writer Sondra Wright, author of 40+ and Fabulous)

Help Wanted: True Elder Statesmen

Economic times are hard and our leaders seem to be running out of ideas to fix it. Maybe they should turn to the wisdom of our seniors to look for answers in how to right our country. In 2009, the St Petersburg Times published this article where they asked people how they would fix the economy. Among the answers was this idea from senior David Otterson in Largo:

There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force … pay them $1 million a piece severance with stipulations. They leave their jobs. Forty million job openings — unemployment fixed. They buy new American cars. Forty million cars ordered — auto industry fixed. They either buy a house or pay off their mortgage — housing crisis fixed.

Is this a good idea? Would you retire early under those conditions? If you are a senior, tell us what you would do to fix the economy and steer the country back in the right direction.

Robber Messes With The Wrong Senior

A robber messed with the wrong man in Florida on Thursday night. 63-year-old, 5-foot-7 Fred Kemp used a foot sweep and a rear naked choke to disarm a robber who pointed a gun at Kemp and his wife.

Read more on Yahoo.com

New Year, New You

As we start a new year, people of all ages are making resolutions to stay fit, stay healthy, eat right and stay young. Sometimes as seniors we can start to give up on staying young, but then comes along some friends who remind us that age is in the mind and that if we take care of ourselves, there is nothing we can’t do.

So is the lesson that we learned last night from Bev (age 83) and Hap (age 68) of Los Angeles, California, contestants on Paula Abdul’s new dance competition Live to Dance.

Watch these two youngsters cut a rug and dance their way into 2011.

What are some of the ways you plan to stay young in 2011? Share them with us in the comments!

You’re Only as Old as You Feel…

… and this senior couple prove it. Check out this video of them tearing up the keys at the Mayo Clinic where they put on an impromptu performance. Pay attention to their chemistry as they woo the crowd, it’s the result of 62 years of marriage. He’s 90 years old but you wouldn’t know it. She… well, you never ask a woman her age, even if she’s beyond the age of caring.

Or maybe it’s the piano that keeps them young…

Stephen Colbert’s Senior Moment

Every once in awhile it pays to laugh at yourself. In this video from August 2010, Stephen Colbert pokes fun at seniors and our issues. Of course, even when we’re being laughed at, seniors manage to steal the show. Wait until the end of the video when Doris outshines Colbert and steals the funny!

The Colbert Report	Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Senior Moment
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Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election March to Keep Fear Alive

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Agencies Partner for 2nd Annual Caregiver Camp

Senior Resources of Guilford, the Adult Center for Enrichment, and
the Emmanuel Senior Enrichment Center are working in partnership
to offer their “2nd Annual Caregiver Camp”.

The Caregiver Camp will be held Thursday, November 11th, 2010 from 9:00 am to 3:00pm at the Muirs Chapel United Methodist Church, 314 Muirs Chapel Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410. Lunch is included.

This year’s Caregiver Camp will address a few challenges for Caregivers related to daily emotional burden of caregiving, finances, and supportive connections.

Scheduled speakers and their topics include:
-Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW from the Duke Caregiver Support Program, Keynote presentation “Pressure Points: Caregiving and Anger.”

-Leslie Sanders, Community Service Representative, Home Instead Senior Care and is a Certified Laughter Leader. Session entitled “Laugh with Leslie.”

-Dennis Toman, CELA from the Elderlaw Firm in Greensboro. Workshop entitled “Veterans Benefits.”

-Lia Miller, Executive Director of the Shepherd’s Center of Greensboro and
Center for Creative Aging NC. Workshop entitled “Creative Connections.”

Admission to the Caregiver Camp is free, but advanced registration is required before November 4th, 2010. For additional information or to make reservations, contact Deborah Valiton-Carnish at the Adult Center for Enrichment at (336) 274-3559, or send an e-mail to dcarnish@ACEcare.org.

Laughter – The Best Medicine

As a friend of the couple who founded Home Instead Senior Care, Mary Maxwell was asked to give the invocation at the company’s 2009 Convention. Initially it seemed like a normal prayer, but it soon took a very funny turn. Watch the video here.

Do you have any funny stories of senior moments? How about sharing them with us in the comments?

Senior Friendly Volunteer Training

The Guilford County Senior Services Roundtable is always looking for ways to make our region more senior friendly. One way in which we do that is through regular volunteer training and education. This valuable training is always informative and rewarding but it can also be fun and even a little bit silly looking. Take a look for yourself in these pictures from our July 2010 Volunteer Training!

Senior-Friendly Volunteer Training PICS Jul 15 2010

What are your suggestions for making Guilford County more senior friendly? What do you think volunteers need to know when helping assist seniors? Let us know in the comments.