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It is Sunday, February 18th, 2024.

On This Day In History — On this day in 1933, Japanese artist and musician Yoko Ono, who became internationally famous as the wife and artistic partner of musician John Lennon, was born.

Deal of the Day

Crate and Barrel — Up to 60% Off

• Crate and Barrel is running a President's Day sale, with inventory marked down as much as 60%! If you’ve been waiting to make a purchase for some quality home decor, now is the time.

• Crate and Barrel — Up to 60% Off

RetireHub Poll

Yesterday’s Poll Results — If you could retire in any era (past or future) for its lifestyle and community, which would you choose?

The groovy and free-spirited 60s was easily the most popular choice, getting over 52% of the votes!

Thanks to everyone who voted and commented!

Best of the Comments:

• “The 80's. Loved that era of my life”

• “Joyful no electronics!”

• “Love the Art Deco style of the 20s.”

We had our artist depict what RetireHub members might have looked like in the 60s!

What We’re Reading

The Wreck, by Marie Force

Price — $4.98 — Now for $0

Overview: A New York Times bestseller with over 2,700 five-star Goodreads ratings: When they were teens, Carly and Brian witnessed their six best friends disappear in a fiery car crash. Fifteen years later, new information shows the crash wasn’t an accident… Can they solve the mystery of their past to finally have a future together?

• Get it on Amazon!

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Senior Living News

The Perennial Fruits of Our Imagination

Older adults, raise your hand if you believe that imagination’s ripeness remains in the realm of children. If your hand shot up, you should know I would’ve joined you – until two months ago.

After reading a long-term study debunking this myth, I was reminded of my passion regarding inspiration and ageless possibilities. In the weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal of December 2, 2023, Professor Andrew Shtulman wrote about research disputing the idea that imagination declines with age.

…Click Here to Read the Guide

Longevity Tip Of The Day

Make peace with family — While we often stress about small stuff — the guests are here, and we’re not ready! — it’s the nagging, long-running forms of stress, such as a family dispute, that put your longevity at risk. Chronic stress hastens the cellular deterioration that leads to premature aging and a vast array of serious diseases, according to long-running research from the University of California, San Francisco. This sort of cell death “turns out to be one of the strongest predictors of early diseases of aging and in many studies of early mortality,” says lead researcher Elissa Epel. The remedy: Come to peace with the people in your life. Forgive your family, forgive yourself, put the past behind you — so you can have more life in front of you.

Slang Word Of The Day

Word: LFG  

Definition: An acronym that stands for: Let’s “effing” go, excited for an upcoming event or competition.

Used in a Sentence: “Get to see the ladies this weekend LFG!”

News of the Day

Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds

• Trees provide innumerable benefits to the world, from food to shelter to oxygen, but researchers have now found their dramatic rebound in the eastern US has delivered a further, stunning feat – the curtailing of the soaring temperatures caused by the climate crisis.

• While the US, like the rest of the world, has heated up since industrial times due to the burning of fossil fuels, scientists have long been puzzled by a so-called “warming hole” over parts of the US south-east where temperatures have flatlined, or even cooled, despite the unmistakable broader warming trend.

• …read the full story

Mom's love helps woman wake from coma after 5 years

• Jennifer Flewellen was driving to work on Sept. 25, 2017, when her life changed forever.

• Flewellen, then 35, had just dropped her three young sons off at school when she became lightheaded while on the phone with her husband, according to her mom Peggy Means.

• …read the full story

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