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It is Friday, February 2nd, 2024.

On This Day In History — On this day in 1887 the first Groundhog Day was held, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

Deal of the Day

Amazon Overstock — Up to 50% Off 

• Already an inexpensive option for household items like home appliances, footwear, and more — Amazon is currently running an overstock deal on thousands of items with markdowns by as much as 50%!

• Amazon Overstock — Up to 50% Off

RetireHub Poll

Yesterday’s Poll Results — If you could attend a workshop by any artist, dead or alive, who would it be?

The king of positivity, Bob Ross, took home the crown with nearly 30% of the vote, narrowly beating out Leonardo da Vinci and Georgia O’Keeffe.

Thanks to everyone who voted and commented!

Best of the Comments:

• “Stevie Nicks....her poetry turned Into songs is just beautiful to me. Many other musical artists.”

• “Salvador Dali”

• “Michelangelo and The Sistine Chapel”

We had our artist depict RetireHub members recreating a famous Bob Ross landscape!

What We’re Reading

Long Dark Night, by Susan Lund

Price — $2.99 Free

Overview: The first book of a thriller series! Cold case investigator Michael Carter is working with the FBI to find a connection between newly discovered remains of missing teenagers — and several boys who have recently vanished. But Carter’s investigation may put him in the crosshairs of a dangerous killer…

• Get it on Amazon!

Senior Living News

Starting the Year Out.. Write? Map It Out!

This is the year, you’ve told yourself, when you finally write that book – or start painting, playing the piano, singing, quilting, sculpting… But as the first month of the year wanes, you wonder what happened to your resolution.

Never fear! To bridge the gap – you need a map. It’s a simple, but surprisingly effective, visual tool to move from ideation to motivation to activation! I call it a Creative Map, and it not only helps you chart the course toward your dream, but also acknowledges the progress you’ve already made.

…Click Here to Read the Guide

Words of the Day

Finance Term: Liquidity

Definition: Liquidity refers to the efficiency or ease with which an asset or security can be converted into ready cash without affecting its market price. The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.

Medical Term: Acute

Definition: Of short duration and/or severe intensity.

Slang Word of the Day: TFW

Definition: An acronym that stands for: That feeling when, used to describe an emotionally charged experience.

Used in a Sentence: “TFW you get snug on the couch with your favorite movie and a great snack.”

Longevity Tip Of The Day

Eat whole grains — The average American eats one serving of whole grains daily — and that may be just a single morning slice of toast. But eating three or more servings each day can cut overall death rate by about 20 percent, according to a 2016 study from Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Have some oatmeal or brown rice, or get adventurous and go for quinoa, barley, even farro.

News of the Day

'Pet detective': Thermal drone pilot tracks down 330 missing dogs - and reunites them with their owners

• A Yorkshire woman has helped reunite hundreds of lost pups with their worried owners, all without taking a penny for her work.

• Erica Hart got her first drone - a DJI Phantom - as a present from her dad, Eric, in April 2018. After practising with it, he told her a local schnauzer had gone missing on a walk, and suggested she use her drone to help find it.

• …read the full story

Singing or Playing Music Throughout Life is Linked with Better Brain Health While You Age

• Playing a musical instrument has obvious rewards: the sense of fun and enjoyment, the ability to express feelings in different ways, and the satisfaction experienced as proficiency improves, but could it actually be making you smarter?

• Well, scientists working on PROTECT, an online study open to people aged 40 and over, reviewed data from more than a thousand adults to see the effect of playing a musical instrument or singing on brain health, and what they found was that, apart from any benefits it has for emotional wellbeing, it actually improved the memory and cognitive speed of the 40-and-ups.

• …read the full story

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