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Best Sports for Longevity?
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…...
Top Retirement Towns
DeFuniak Springs is a small, historic town on Florida. It was founded as a resort destination by the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad, and was part of the Chatauqua Movement. The population was 6,968 as of the 2020 Census. DeFuniak Springs also serves as a hub for many residents in surrounding communities. In 2019, MSN's Insider Online named the city as…...
Founded by Henry Flagler to provide a luxury destination for his railroad, Palm Beach proper is one of the wealthiest and prettiest communities in the world. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean just above Miami and straddles the Intercoastal Waterway. Fancy shops and elegant estates abound in the beautiful downtown. Enormous estates go along the ocean and the Intracoastal. If…...
Medford is a small community located below Mt. Holly. The population is about 24,000 (2020 census), and the median household income is about $143,000. Located in the Delaware Valley, it is part of the Philadelphia-Reading, Camden area, and about 35 miles from Philadelphia. Photo of Pine Barrens courtesy of Wikipedia and Famartin, photo of downtown Medford, taken along southbound Main…...
Seward is one of the most interesting and beautiful small towns in the 49th state, Alaska. It is a relatively recent community, founded in 1912 when Alaska experienced the need for a ice-free port. It is a popular cruise ship destination on the Inland Passage. The picturesque setting is hard to beat – a narrow bay ringed on 3 sides…...