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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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Greenwood is a small town of about 22,000 in northwest South Carolina. There is a very large lake and 2 small colleges in the area, including Lander University. The town hosts several important festivals during the year. Picture of Greenwood County Courthouse courtesy of Wikipedia and change-of-venue, Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0/ ....
Hudson is a town near Marlborough and Worcester, about 30 miles west of Boston. Formerly known as "Shoe Town", at one point Hudson had 17 shoe factories. As a result of that work it attracted a number of Irish and Portuguese immigrants. The population is about 14,000. Photo of Wood Square, and photo of Unitarian Church, built in 1861, courtesy…...
Frederica is a very small (less than 800) Delaware town just south of Dover and fairly near the Delaware River Bay. Formerly agricultural, the area is transitioning into suburbs and active adult communities are being built here as well. Picture of Barretts Chapel courtesy of Wikipedia (public domain); picture of Frederica Town Hall courtesy of Wikipedia and Smallbones (public domain)....
Independence is a small town of about 9,400 in southeastern Kansas, very near the Oklahoma border. The town recently received significant fame for its Independence Public Library (pictured above courtesy of the Library's Facebook page), which was named the "Best Small" library in the country by Library Journal. Part of the reason for the prize was the library's hard journey…...