GB Items Related to Tag - walk
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Volunteers Needed for Arthritis Walk in DanversI came across this on the Danvers Herald regarding the need for volunteers at the Arthritis...
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Weekend to End Breast CancerUpdate! I managed to walk 15km this morning before my knee cratered. So disappointed I was unable to finish the walk but so grateful I was able to do 15km (9miles). Not willing to risk injuring my knee... 1200 participants in Calgary - raised...
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Church peopleMost church people tend to irritate the hell out of me; & I'm speaking as someone who was an...
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Best of the Rest -- Old Lady and AirbagAn young man driving a convertible in a big hurry. An old lady carrying a bag in a cross walk. Who do you think comes out on top in this confrontation?
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Study Suggests that Walking Can Ease Osteoarthritis Pain
According to a story on Science Daily yesterday, “Progressive Walking" combined with supplements of glucosamine sulphate has been shown to improve the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Researchers published their findings in the journal Arthritis Research and...
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Walking for Fitness in 2010
Hi everyone! With the New Year, many of us are looking for new ways to feel good. I saw an...
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How do Alzheimer's people walk away from a facility?I guess I'm being bolder by asking nursing facilities. How can Alzheimer's patients walk out of...
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Brenda in The VillagesI have been disabeled since 1996 with Chronic Pain Syndrome due to Arachnoiditis, which was caused by several back surgerys that caused scar tissue to form around my spinal cord nerves. This causes a lot of leg pain that never stops. I have a neuro...
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Living Happily with Hearing Loss!Hello Everyone.... A friend of mine introduced me to this site and it is great! I am a true Floridian, born ,raised and lived all my life in Florida. Boring? No way! people pay to visit this state:) However I am also hard of hearing and have been...
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Fit for the HolidaysEat up! But this year, feed yourself in a unique way. Instead of piling your plate full and getting seconds, feed the mental and emotional “you.” Skip, or indulge only moderately, in the heavy calorie-laden treats. Instead of going overboard on...
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My new business venture: Mom for HireI can think of 1 million reasons to hire a stand-in mom: cleaning, cooking dinner, doing the laundry, gift-wrapping birthday gifts, writing thank you cards, etc., etc. But I suppose on most days I can just suck it up and get all those tasks done, along...
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Take The Stairs .....Huh?TAKE THE THE STAIRS.......HUH? THIS IS AN OLD FASHIONED MANGLE & DOLLY TUB. I just read...
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Four-Legged Friends Need Your HelpIt's rough out there for everyone in this economy, including pets. I work at the SPCA of Central...
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Day 13: Happy World Environment Day!Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner. After 11 years as a management consultant, she embarked on a new life of adventure by rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Her unlikely transformation...
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Bad to the BatonThey can't walk down the sidewalk without drawing stares, but that's no problem for a group of women living in The Villages, Florida. They love the attention and are getting plenty of it as they cross the country performing their baton twirling show.
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How to Stuff a Turkey....How To Stuff A Turkey.. We have all had those days, when someone was in town, or decided to ‘pop over for dinner’. We have all celebrated holidays with family and friends and celebrated being together over a Turkey dinner. Let’s face it,...
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Experiencing AngelsI have never seen angels but my husband did. He passed away five years ago. He was a Navajo Indian and I'm an anglo..belagonna in their language. I have lived on and around the Navajo reservation for years. My husband told me of his experience as...
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Jane DulieuWhen a brain tumor left her barely able to walk, Villages resident Jane Dulieu discovered her water legs.
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Fast Forwards: Boomer's Zen RulesThese tongue-in-cheek Boomers' Zen Rules have been living in e-mail inboxes all over the net. A loyal GB member forwarded them to us. They're silly and yet profound.
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Out of a Coma, Back on TrackWorld Masters Track Champion Sumi Onodera-Leonard, 76, has overcome a devastating car wreck to get back in the game.
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Walk For T.I.M.E.It's time to "Think Pink" and what better way to start Breast Cancer Awareness Month than with a walk to save lives? Breast cancer can affect women of all ages or as WPFT says, "This is not just my mother's disease."
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Jeff GallowayA former Olympic marathon runner says he can turn anyone -- even you! -- into a marathoner. Find out how you could be crossing the finish line in just a few months.
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Gordy ShieldsCalifornian Gordy Shields is living proof that it's never too late to excel at whatever it is you enjoy and that anyone can overcome almost anything.
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Lemon Aid?I don't know if it's Murphy's Law or just my luck, but whenever I cut into a lemon, some of the juice will squirt into one of my eyes and cause excruciating pain. Big time. What synergy causes that liquid to always find a path leading directly to one...
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What is "Freedom in Christ" REALLY?The Yoke's On You: Slavery to Sin or Freedom in Christ By Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCCGod has really been speaking to me lately. Yes, really. Amazing as it sounds for a man who has been a Christian for 31 years, I am just now learning that God still speaks...
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The GardenName a critter, and we got’em. We live in The Ancient One’s house smack-dab in the middle of a nice neighborhood in the central part of the city. The Mama raccoon has babies too. She tells us to get the hell away from our deck when she takes them...
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2008 Walk4HearingThink about the ways that hearing loss has impacted those around you. As State Chapter Coordinator for the Hearing Loss Association of Florida, I'd like to give you a personal example: "My hearing loss was detected when I was eight years old....
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"I'm Running Out of Cheeks: How do I Forgive Those Who Hurt Me?"
One of the most difficult scriptures to apply in our lives is Jesus’ teaching on “turning the other cheek” when somebody attacks us or insults us. For many of us (including yours truly) our first reaction to an attack is to defend ourselves. In...
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Survey #1: If You Could....If you could have a front row seat to any sports or entertainment event in history, what would it be?
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Step It UpNext week, I'll be participating in a Walk-n-Roll-a-Thon to benefit Step It Up Recovery at...
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Thom Gossom Jr.You may not know the name but you probably recognize his face from his various TV and movie roles. But it's what he did in his youth that you need to know about.
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Dennis WaltersDennis Walters was a rising star in the collegiate level of golf and seemed to be on the verge of qualifying for the PGA Tour when a freak golf cart accident left him paralyzed from the waist down.
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93-year-old Banana George Attempts Water Skiing RecordIt was a rough winter for Banana George Blair, the most famous water skier in history. The oldest-ever barefoot skier ever battled a severe case of pneumonia that left him bedridden and weak. But the 93-year-old wasn’t ready to give up the sport he loved.
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WMD - A secret government plant?
I don't know if I should even be discussing this matter. It might prompt an onslaught of investigations by the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, the CDC and any number of other government organizations. In the interest of national insecurity, I...
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Sexuality
You guys who get all bent out of shape because some guy looks @ your wife should have married...
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Georgia KleinhenzWe all know the little old lady that lived in a shoe, but Georgia Kleinhenz is known as the Legendary Little Old Lady on a Bike. She got her name because of how many six-day bicycle tours she's done. Can you say 28?
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Tech Minute: Pandora Internet RadioIt's streaming radio that fits your personal style! In this Tech Minute Suzy Boe will show you how you can get started using Pandora Internet Radio.
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Susan Boyle Hospitalized after LosingHave you seen it yet? No, she didn't win, but how did she do? What did the judges say to her? Are the rumors about her tantrums and crackups true? What sent her to the hospital? Take a look and see for yourself!
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Orlando was pinkIf you went anywhere today, the response to one radio station in Orlando, was awash in in pink....
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Kaye StevensKaye Stevens has sung, danced and acted her way to becoming the "prettiest funny girl" in show business. Now, at age 75, she's still touring and thrilling audiences.
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Confronting Cancer Part 7: Facing the New MegThroughout Meg Gaffney's battle with breast cancer, she's marked milestones. But this may be the most important of them all -- the first look in the mirror after her final reconstruction surgery.
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Sandy ScottHe survived one of the rarest and most dangerous types of neck injuries to become one of the nation's greatest cyclists.
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Christmas Lights Up the NeighborhoodSometimes, holiday lights can be just the thing to get us out of our houses and spreading good cheer. Take this tour through a charming neighborhood.
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Terri DennisFeeling nostalgic? The Original Pop Art Diva, Terri Dennis, has your fix. Her cool Web site has color, fun and art you won't see anywhere else.