http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com Topics of interest to intellingent senior citizens Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:51:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I think he is considering all the problems he has to face both foreign and domestic. http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/10/02/is-president-obama-doing-a-good-job/ Health care ideas are bouncing around the news lately. They say medicare will run out of money in 10 years. Some people can't get insurance. What about "End of life counseling"? http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/08/18/are-you-worried-about-health-care/ Sometimes when senior citizens are alone they get bored.  I have books to read.  I have computer games. The trouble is I can't sit still long enough.  When this happens I try to talk myself out of it.  I count my blessings and try to lie still in my bed ... http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/07/29/what-do-you-do-for-boredom/ As we age less blood gets to the brain due to high  cholesterol and lack of brain exercise.  We need to feed our brain with good nutrition and mental exercise.  Check out the link entitled, "Pick the Brain".  This site addresses the question very well. Excellent site!  Make your brain ... http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/07/01/how-can-we-maintain-brain-function-as-we-age/ As a senior citizen, I still save money.  Especially if you're under the age of 75 or so, investing can still be fun and profitable.   The stock market is low as are many stocks.  Real Estate is also an investment which will most likely go up.  Don't invest money you ... http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/06/14/should-you-invest-money-if-youre-retired/ Many people think about death more as they get older.  Some take solice in religion.  Some people put it out of their minds and forget about it.  Personally I gravitate to stories of people who have died and come back.  I have also talked to some of these individuals.  They ... http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/06/05/as-you-get-older-do-you-think-of-death-more/ I do things like leave a light on or write down my thoughts.  I tried tying a string on my finger but I forget why I put it there.   Other ideas, alarm clocks, automatic on/off television, have someone remind you.  What are your thoughts? http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/05/22/what-do-you-do-about-short-term-memory-loss/ Lately we have been hearing in the news that Social Security will go broke.  The question is when.  What will you do?  Right now Social Security accounts for about 1/4 of my income.  The more you depend on Social Security the more you will be hurt when it goes broke.  ... http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/05/13/what-will-you-do-when-social-security-runs-out/ I just finished reading on a web site called Belle on line. This site is dedicated to the childless lifestyle. They don't want your post if you take a different viewpoint. I take a different viewpoint. First, I was born a member of the working poor. I am now a ... http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/05/12/who-looks-after-you-when-youre-old/ When you're young, you can eat anything you like. You can climb trees, run and fall and everything is fine. Some of the things we can no longer do is painfully obvious. Evolution of the intellect can only occur when the brain is engaged. We ... http://intelligentseniorcitizens.com/2009/05/05/its-time-to-use-your-intelligence/