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Christian wife, mother, grandma "Ugma", musician (keyboards, ukuleles), pet owner (dogs, parrots), enjoying life near the purlicue of the mitten, Bay City, MI.

GUEST POST from Don – Longevity (part II)

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LONGEVITY (Part II) As I mentioned, I was introduced to this topic because of an article I mentioned in the post called “Hoarding?”  This explains why THAT article was so far off base. So, genetics plays a much larger role in longevity than scientists once imagined.  Nevertheless, in the USA people ARE living a few years longer …
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GUEST POST from Don – Longevity (part I)

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LONGEVITY (Part I) I was introduced to this topic because of an article I mentioned in the post called “Hoarding?” Because I had never studied the issue as a researcher, I imagined that genetics was the prime factor in longevity.  A friend’s parents both died in their early 50s.  My friend died just before age 60.  It seemed …
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GUEST POST from Don – Naming Your Child

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NAMING YOUR CHILD First, let’s be clear.  If you are old enough to father or mother a child you should be old enough to be grown up when naming said child. We’ve all known someone who got the short stick when it came to names.  This isn’t funny for them.  Some, when they turn 18 have it changed.  “Stupid” …
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