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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…...
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Chambersburg is an old town in extreme south-central Pennsylvania. President Buchanan was born near here. The population is about 13,000 and holding steady. Newsmax named Chambersburg one of the top 25 "Most Uniquely American Cities and Towns" in 2009. Photo of Memorial Square courtesy of and per license at Wikipedia and Epstein.Mark; photo of Capitol Theater courtesy of Wikipedia and…...
Barrington is a very wealthy village and suburb west of Chicago and near Elgin. The village, population just over 10,000, is noted for its Victorian, Victorian Gothic, Queen Anne, and other popular late-nineteenth century architecture. It is a pretty town. Notable buildings include the Octagon House and the historic Catlow Theater. Photo of Gazebo at corner of Main Street and…...
Lexington is a small town with a rich history on the western border of the state. A college town, Lexington is the home of two prestigious colleges, Washington & Lee University and Virginia Military Institute (VMI). The George C. Marshall Foundation is here. Both Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried here. The Stonewall Jackson House is now a…...
Delray Beach is a very popular and upscale retirement community on the east coast of Florida. The town and environs extend from a barrier island on the ocean to the connecting mainland and west nearly to the Everglades. The result is a charming, vibrant, and decidedly upscale community of 60,500, but with many affordable condos in west Delray. A Master…...