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January 15, 2025 -- Want to live longer - we sure do, assuming we have some degree of functioning. This interesting article from the NY Times shows results of multiple studies on longevity and various activities. Those include walking, biking, tennis, and golf. Guess which one seems to give the highest boost to living a long life? It's tennis. One…...
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Fleming Island is a town of about 30,000 people that is 10-15 miles southwest of Jacksonville. The town is a suburb of Jacksonville as well as home to many retirees. Orange Park and Green Cove Springs are 2 very nice communities also nearby. Fleming Island was settled by George Fleming, an Irish immigrant who built a plantation nearby. Today, Fleming…...
Mount Joy is a small town in eastern Pennysylvania, not too far from York and Lancaster. It is located in the Amish country and is pleased to have an Amtrak stop nearby. picture of Wells Fargo Bank on Main Street courtesy of Wikipedia and smallbones; picture of Amish buggy courtesy of Wikipedia and it.utente:thecadexpert, both pictures Licensed under CC BY-SA…...
Located on the Potomac River in a bucolic setting in the lower Shenandoah Valley, Shepherdstown was founded in 1762, (known then as Mecklenburg), and is the oldest town in West Virginia. It has an interesting place in history as it played a significant role during the Civil War as a field hospital and later was occupied by the Union troops…...