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Dec 26 2017

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT ‘AGING’

By HumbleSky Culture, Longevity 4 Comments

Why isn’t the definitively positive word “longevity” universally used as a replacement for the generally negative “aging”? And why is “senior,” which research shows is not favored by boomers, still used to label older people? The mostly likely reasons: inconvenience…

Dec 19 2017

Love41

DO POPULAR TV SHOWS SNUB OLDER ADULTS?

By HumbleSky Film & TV, Longevity 2 Comments

Older adults are dramatically under-represented across the most popular television series -- making up less than 10 percent of all speaking characters. According to a 2017 study titled “Seniors on the Small Screen: Aging in Popular Television Content,” conducted by…

Dec 12 2017

Love36

ERGONOMIC FAILURES REVERSE ENGINEERING

By HumbleSky Random/Rants 4 Comments

For true ergonomic success, look no further than your fingertips. The best example for quality design might be the 140-year-old typewriter with the QWERTY keyboard layout. Unfortunately, you don’t have to look much further to be frustrated by everyday ergonomic…

Dec 05 2017

Love43

LISTEN, HEAR: 19 FAVORITE ARTISTS

By HumbleSky Music 7 Comments

Sixty-three years to accumulate and one anguished day to narrow down my 19 favorite musical artists -- as of December 2017. For the record, my criteria considered originality, influence, quality musicianship and songwriting, and consistency. The Beatles (because, they are)…

Nov 28 2017

Love38

IMAGINE NO MORE ‘SENIORS’

By HumbleSky Culture, Longevity 10 Comments

Imagine a world without “seniors.” No more senior citizens, senior discounts, senior living and senior centers, senior advocates. Oh yeah, no more senior moments. Older adults and older people: You’re welcome. Use of the adjective “older” conveniently qualifies individuals with…

Nov 21 2017

Love36

SOME THINGS SHOULD NOT BE DEBATABLE

By HumbleSky Culture 4 Comments

Partisanship, polarization, propaganda. With diametrically opposing, often obfuscating viewpoints asserted on every issue of consequence these days, it is more difficult than ever to decipher the good and truthful from the bad and fake. Objective news coverage, reasoned debate, reasonable…

Nov 14 2017

Love34

NEW YORK IS THE BEST CITY TO WANDER AND IMAGINE

By HumbleSky Culture 3 Comments

Walking 10 miles a day for a week up and down the streets of any metropolis will inevitably yield interesting experiences and imagery. Of all big cities, there’s nowhere better than New York to wander. And to photograph. Three images…

Nov 07 2017

Love29

PLAY LIFE’S ODDS, NOT ENDS

By HumbleSky Culture, Philosophy 3 Comments

No disrespect to believers of fate and destiny, but realistically life is a game of playing the odds. Of hoping things play out in your favor. Of hoping you live a long, healthy life rather than fall victim to back…

Oct 31 2017

Love25

IS THERE REASON TO BELIEVE?

By HumbleSky Culture, Philosophy One Comment

Most children suffer, or more accurately exploit, the dubious cognitive condition known as “selective hearing.” It is the affliction that breaks out on queue whenever they’re told “don’t jump off that,” “put that down,” “stop teasing your sister” and all…

Oct 24 2017

Love28

BOOKMARK THESE ‘CRYSTALLIZING’ INFLUENCES

By HumbleSky Culture, Philosophy 2 Comments

They’re strategically placed within easy reach -- an eclectic collection of books I refer to often when considering human nature and public opinion … and how to influence it. Alongside the historical treatise The Art of War by Sun Tzu,…

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT ‘AGING’

DO POPULAR TV SHOWS SNUB OLDER ADULTS?

ERGONOMIC FAILURES REVERSE ENGINEERING

LISTEN, HEAR: 19 FAVORITE ARTISTS

IMAGINE NO MORE ‘SENIORS’

SOME THINGS SHOULD NOT BE DEBATABLE

NEW YORK IS THE BEST CITY TO WANDER AND IMAGINE

PLAY LIFE’S ODDS, NOT ENDS

BOOKMARK THESE ‘CRYSTALLIZING’ INFLUENCES

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