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Murphy’s Law and Your Retirement Simply stated, “What can go wrong, Will go wrong!” If you can envision all that might go wrong with your retirement plan you may be able to take steps to avoid a catastrophe. smooth flight. As a passenger there is great comfort knowing that your pilots are trained to handle any emergency, no matter how improbable it may be. This is the right way to approach your retirement planning as well. Hope for the best but always plan for the worst. Wouldn’t you sleep better knowing that your financial plan was designed to address the different problems that you may encounter - such as market crashes and inflation - whether or not they actually occur?
STAYING ACTIVE
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Prior to becoming a Financial Planner and United States Investment Advisor I received invaluable training as a military pilot. I flew jets for almost ten years in the Air Force. As pilots we were trained to consider every problem we might encounter during a flight and how to handle that emergency no matter how improbable it may be. We went to work assuming it will be a good day but we were prepared just in case the flight did not go as planned. A great example is the US Airways flight that ran into a flock of birds on take-off out of New York and was forced to land in the Hudson River. I am sure Sully, the Captain of that flight, did not go to work that day planning to land in the Hudson but he ran into a flock of birds on departure and lo and behold there he was. Captain Sullivan and his co-pilot are heroes, they showed great judgment and skill but had it not been for the fact that he trained for such an
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event, although it was highly improbable, the outcome may have been very different. Pilots spend hours in the simulator learning to handle problems and then “go to the line” expecting a
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Could a Geriatric Care Manager Help You? By Shannon Martin, M.S.W., CMC, Director of Communications, Aging Wisely, LLC
HEARING LOSS
Murphy’s Law: Captain Edward Murphy was an engineer who was involved in a 1949 Air Force project to test how much deceleration a person could withstand in an airplane crash. When the technician wired all of the 16 sensors for the test backward, Capt. Murphy was heard muttering his famous phrase “if anything can go
Over 72 million Americans are currently baby boomers who are retiring. As these boomers get older, many of them will need assistance navigating the complex eldercare and healthcare systems. And the reality is many boomers need help now caring for their own parents or other older family members. Additionally, there are many seniors who live alone or at a distance from family members and could benefit from an advocate. In each of these cases, a professional geriatric care manager can be a resource and essential provider of assistance and guidance. According to the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM), “A professional Geriatric Care Manager (GCM) is a health and human services specialist who helps families who are caring for older relatives.” Most
GCMs are trained and experienced in any of several fields related to care management, including nursing, gerontology, social work, or psychology. The role of a Geriatric Care Manager includes the ability to be a: • Professional Advisor • Health Advocate • Resource Expert (including help navigating Medicare/insurance claims) • Counselor and Family Mediator • Problem Solver • Crisis manager, available 24/7 for clients The services offered by Geriatric Care Managers begin with an assessment of needs to create a care plan customized for the client. They can set up and monitor a variety of services such as in-home care, transportation, and medication as-
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Health Roundup
Life Saving Health Information Technology that’s Easy to Use At least 71% of physicians have smart phones. Over 85% of emergency responder units have smart phones. Then there are the one hundred million bystanders, family and friends who carry smart phones with them everywhere. Even kids have iPhones and droids these days! Every person can be a lifesaver in an emergency by swiping their phone over a MD MedicStats card you can keep in your wallet, along with your credit cards and ID, on a keychain, or on a bracelet or necklace. They will see who to call, what you are allergic to, and your medical history in an instant. A recent purchaser shared this about why she purchased MD MedicStats. “I was so excited when I discovered MD MedicStats. My Dad has a serious cardiac history. Now when he travels with his golf buddies they know how to easily access his medical information if there is a health crisis during the trip. He didn’t need another
sleeve of golf balls for Christmas. He needed this kind of product and so did we to feel less worried.” MD MedicStats started with a single vision that identified a huge need in the medical field. A need for one specific location for all your medical information, and a quick, easy way to access it. This vision was formed and perfected by a team consisting of IT professionals, health experts, first responders, and business leaders. When this need was recognized, the team persisted to create this revolutionary product, the MD MedicStats Info System. What is the MD MedicStats info system? It is a simple,
three step process. First, you provide MD MedicStats with the medical information you want to be made available in a health emergency or which you want to easily access during doctor’s visits. Second,MD Medicstats creates a private health information website just for you and makes it accessible with a
little code called a QR Code which is then printed on cards and keytags that are mailed to you. If you don’t use the internet, your information can be sent in by mail or even given to MD MedicStats over the phone. Emergency responders, family members, bystanders and healthcare providers use a smart phone to read the QR Code and instantly access your personal medical information website. That’s it. In addition to being simple to use, MD MedicStats is affordable. One MD MedicStats system includes an MD MedicStats Member card, and 2 keytags, plus a full year of unlimited updates for only $49.99 plus $5.50 for shipping and handling. If you buy more than one the price drops to $39.99. Annual fees are only $21.99 for unlimited updates. To learn more about the MedicStats Info System or to purchase your system today, call 800-552-STAT (7828) or visit www.MedicStats.com.
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FROM THE PUBLISHER THE SENIOR VOICE OF FLORIDA • EST. 1980 Senior Voice America, Inc. PO Box 270 • Lutz, FL 33548 Phone: (813) 949-0006 • Fax: (813) 433-5181 www.seniorvoiceamerica.com Staff Publisher: Evan Gold evan@seniorvoiceamerica.com Associate Publisher: Timm Harmon timm@seniorvoiceamerica.com Broadcast Producer: Deb Goldman deb@seniorvoiceamerica.com Creative Director: Ed Luiso ed@seniorvoiceamerica.com Circulation Manager: Sharon Altman sharon@seniorvoiceamerica.com
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enior Voice has really grown over the past year. The publication has increased its circulation and our radio show on 1250am has gone from one day a week to two since its inception. As well, the size of the paper we are bringing you has increased. We enjoy nothing more than bringing you the health, fitness, financial and travel information that enhances your lives. And now for our next big announcement: For those of you who have been tuning in to Senior Voice Radio on 1250am, you will be excited to know that as of January 3 our show will be five days a week, Monday thru Friday. One other major change will be our time slot. We will now be moving to 1pm. If you have not tuned in, you might want to give it a try. The feedback we have gotten has been very positive and our guests have really enjoyed being a part of it. Our topics range from health to finances to travel to nearly anything you can think of. And in 2012 we are going to be expanding our topics even further. With the election pending we plan on bringing you more information from the candidates and hope to have many on the show. And make sure you pick up a copy of the February issue. We will have an announcement on how our readers will be able to win great prizes. It has been a great privilege to host and air the show and we have gotten some great feedback from our readers and listeners. And we want more. If you have an idea for a topic or information you think would be valuable to our readers or listeners please email me at evan@seniorvoiceamerica.com or drop me a note to: Senior Voice America, 8406-G Benjamin Rd. Tampa, FL 33634. All of us at Senior Voice would like to wish you a very Happy and Healthy New Year and all the best in 2012.
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By Ro Martinez Exercise may add years to your life, increase energy, and reduce body weight. It may also lower blood pressure and cholesterol and reduce the risk of diabetes. As we age, one fact remains clear -- we must get moving! Professionals recommend 30 minutes of activity most days a week. Try breaking that into three 10-minute increments. Your body responds to exercise whether you move for a long period or in multiple spurts. Even if the workout is not strenuous,
you should get a doctor’s approval before beginning an exercise program. Choose clothing that does not bind and allows for ease of movement. In Florida, layers are best since our days begin cool and warm up quickly. Loose-fitting clothing with spandex will work just as well as professional workout gear. Wear a reflective jacket if you run or walk after dark. Proper footwear is essential for support. Cotton socks will absorb perspiration. Activities that do not require special equipment, gym membership or special clothing include:
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Health Roundup Five Healthy New Year’s Resolutions
If you’re not planning on adding “lose weight” to your list of New Year’s resolutions, you’re in the minority. In fact, losing weight is one of the most commonly made resolutions, year after year. But it’s definitely not the only health resolution you should consider making for 2012. While losing weight offers a host of benefits for many people, addressing other health issues, like your hearing health and psychological well-being, can make equally compelling New Year’s resolutions. Go ahead and add “drop a few pounds” to your resolution list, but consider jotting these ideas down as well:
1) Take Care of Your Hearing About 10 percent of Americans report having hearing difficulties. Have your hearing professionally tested every year. If you’re diagnosed with hearing loss, talk to your health care provider to determine if a hearing aid will help you. Hearing aids are now more discreet, versatile and effective than ever thanks to advances from manufacturers like Starkey. The hearing aid maker’s Wi Series employs wireless technology, enhances TV and radio listening and eliminates the need for manual adjustments. In addition, all of its hearing aids including Wi Series and X Series can help reduce background noise while preserving speech understanding.
2) Take Care of Your Emotional Health Stress seems like a natural part of our busy lives these days, but too much stress can be harmful to your overall well-being. According to WebMD, stress can negatively affect your mental health, your immune system, heart, digestive system, skin, lungs and more. Resolve to take steps to relieve stress. Stress-busting can take on many forms for many people, whether it’s spending time with a pet (interacting with animals can lower blood pressure and heart rate), listening to music, meditating or getting rigorous exercise. Don’t worry over how you relieve stress, just do what feels right for you and fits into your schedule and lifestyle and you’ll reap the benefits.
3) Take Care of Your Bones Healthy bones are important for everyone, not just post-menopausal women and growing children. Most of your body’s calcium is stored in the bones and
teeth. When your body doesn’t get enough calcium from outside sources, it starts drawing what it needs from storage and osteoporosis occurs. While anyone can experience osteoporosis, certain groups are more at risk than others, including Caucasian women who have gone through menopause, older adults, people who are small in stature and those with low-calcium diets or who are physically inactive, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ensure your diet includes the recommended amount of calcium per day and stay active by doing physical activities that help build bone strength, such as walking, running, dancing and weight lifting.
4) Take Care of Your Feet The condition of your feet can clue you in to your overall health and signs of serious problems like arthritis, diabetes and circulatory issues can all be detected in the feet. More Americans have foot pain than in any other part of their bodies they consider vital to health, such as the skin, teeth or even the heart, according to a survey by the American Podiatric Medical Association. To prevent foot problems, make sure you wear shoes that fit well and offer plenty of support, don’t wear the same pair every day and avoid walking around barefoot, the APMA advises. If you experience foot pain, don’t ignore it; seek a doctor’s help.
5) Get More Rest Think you’re okay squeaking by with just five hours of sleep a night? Think again. The National Sleep Foundation says sleep is essential to your overall health and well-being, yet 60 percent of American adults say they have problems sleeping a few nights a week or more. On average, adults need about eight hours of sleep; some will be alright with an hour or two less, while others will need more. To help ensure you get the rest you need, maintain a regular sleep schedule, avoid caffeine for at least four hours before bedtime, don’t have a heavy meal or drink alcohol before you sleep and create a sleep-friendly environment with minimal light and noise.
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GPS For Brain Surgery Most of us have used a geographic positioning system (GPS) on road trips – or at least know people who depend on them to find their way around. Moffitt neurosurgeons are pioneering an innovative brain mapping tool that functions almost like a GPS system for the car. The new technique incorporates imaging data in real-time during surgery, allowing neurosurgeons to clearly distinguish between healthy tissue and tumor cells — a breakthrough that means they can operate with greater confidence to remove a tumor without compromising brain function. The new brain mapping tool, called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), works by measuring the movement of water molecules in the brain. “Brain tissue is composed mainly of water molecules,” says Moffitt neurosurgeon Surbhi Jain, M.D. “When we perform MRI, which uses electromagnetic energy, the water molecules follow a pattern based on the direction of the brain fibers. We can use the imaging software to track those patterns for mapping the brain.” Not only is the brain mapping method noninvasive, but also the threedimensional images can be seen in 360 degrees. The result is a more precise map of the areas of the brain that control vital body functions such as motor skills, speech, hearing, vision and cognitive thinking. The system, developed about a decade ago, has been underused in the field of neurosurgery. Despite its many advantages, the system had one major flaw — the lengthy presurgical time required for brain mapping could take up to six hours, preventing its widespread use in neurosurgery. Dr. Jain was determined to reduce the time required to map the brain. She found the answer, and now she has a patent pending on it. The original system involved mapping the brain as a single organ. Instead, Dr. Jain isolated major functional centers of the brain using her patent-pending technique that involves mathematical formulas. The new technique effectively reduces the planning time from about six hours to 10 minutes. “Brain tumor surgery has always been considered high-risk, especially near the parts of the brain where visual, speech and motor skills are controlled,” said Dr. Jain. “It has always been difficult to determine if a tumor involves the brain fiber bundles in those critical areas.” In the past, many brain tumors were considered inoperable because patients could lose critical functioning when surgery to remove the tumor, or parts of the tumor, affected healthy brain tissues. Moffitt is one of only a few centers using the tool routinely in brain tumor surgery. “We have used the brain mapping technique on more than 280 patients since early 2008,” Dr. Jain said. “Ninety percent of those patients have gone home the next day, and 84 percent have not needed further rehabilitation.” Patient language, visual and motor skills were left intact because it was possible to successfully identify those critical areas and work around them. The surgical success rates even for difficult tumors, such as those associated with glioblastoma, have increased dramatically. Large tumors as well as small, multiple tumors have been successfully removed using DTI. Most surgeries can now remove 95 percent or more of the tumor, noted Dr. Jain. The benefits extend beyond patients and their families. Shortening the mapping time offers overall cost reduction, particularly when ultrasound, a real-time imaging process, is added to the surgical procedure. According to Dr. Jain, the addition of ultrasound — much less time consuming and less expensive than intraoperative MRI — improves the success rate and lowers the cost of surgery. The technique, which can be used to map a wide range of tumors, soon will be enhanced to help predict how a returned tumor will grow and in which direction. “DTI can save many lives,” affirmed Dr. Jain.
Visit www.InsideMoffitt.com/neuro to learn more about Moffitt Cancer Center’s Neuro-Oncology Program.
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RETIREMENT LIVING
Why 75?
By Lil Cromer Several of my friends ask “why 75?” when I explain that’s the age I intend to check into a continuing care retirement campus. The answer is quite simple: After years of living in Florida and consorting with seniors, I’ve had ample chance to observe that generally at 75 our bodies still move without the aid of walkers and canes and our brains haven’t turned to oatmeal. Postponing the move, say, five or ten years runs the risk that a physical or mental decline will render me unable to fully enjoy the many amenities offered in retirement centers. The decision to move to a retirement village is ultimately a very personal one and for many people it can be a daunting and confusing process. There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach, but when making the decision, here are some things to consider. Not all continuing care facilities are life care facilities but all life care facilities are also continuing care. For the sake of simplicity, there are basically two types: life care, also called all-inclusive, or fee-for-service care. The differences between the two surround the way continuing care facilities charge for personal assistance and nursing care and the extent to which they guarantee the availability of this care without additional costs to residents. Think of the all-inclusive plan like long term health insurance. The facility will take care of you until the day you die, no matter what level of care you need. Choosing this option protects your estate for your heirs. The fee-forservice is more like renting rather than buying, you only pay for what you need. Some might be fortunate to live in independent living and not need assisted living care, so why pay in advance. Often, people delay the decision to move into a retirement village until a health crisis or emergency forces them to move out of their family home. My mother was no exception. For many years she said, “I’m going out of my house in a pine box.” Eventually health issues took the decision out of her hands. The last six years of her life in a retirement center were active and happy causing her to quip, “I should have moved here years ago.” I think I should take advantage of the sagacity of those before me and agree with my mother; I don’t want to say when I’m 85 that I
should have moved ten years ago. In the third stage of our lives (60 to 90) we realize the limitations of time. We think in terms of “time left” since the time remaining is considerably shorter than the time gone by. We need to make the most of the time we have left. Some people believe moving to a retirement community means giving up all the things they hold dear. But this is an antiquated perspective, and indeed you’ll find that today’s retirement communities are far different than you might have otherwise imagined. Most good retirement centers are precisely for people who want to maintain their independence, expand their horizons, and make their own decisions. I’ve personally visited eight retirement facilities — five in Florida, one in North Carolina and two in Indiana. They are as varied as the people who live there. I saw people swimming, bowling, playing games of all sorts, dancing, enjoying cocktail hour, traveling by bus to dinner theaters and attending life-long learning classes. The opportunities are limitless and will afford me opportunities I would not have if I stayed in my condo. “I don’t want to be with all those old people!” I’ve heard this dozens of times. Of course they won’t be old when you get there—they’ll be about your age. People think this way when they’re in their 50s. But when you get to be 75 your neighbors will look quite young—about your age. Single people, especially those who are childless like me, don’t have the luxury of a spouse or children to look after them, so it’s doubly important to make plans before a move out of their home becomes necessary. When one moves away from a familiar lifestyle and friends, you have to reinvent yourself. Women have more vitality than men and generally live longer. Since traveling is my passion, when I get situated in a facility, I intend to organize a club taking the wealthy widows on travel adventures. Selecting the right retirement center takes a little research. Pick a place near a college campus and near an airport. Consider whether you want a feefor-service place or a life care place; but most importantly, move on or before your seventy-fifth birthday. Lil Cromer is a freelance writer who lives in Belleair; she recently became eligible for Medicare, which came as a surprise.
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New FDA Approved EYLEA Treatment Gives Hope To Macular Degeneration Sufferers Now Healthy Vision Institute Offers Patients Breakthrough EYLEA in the Tampa Bay Area Healthy Vision Institute, with three offices in the Tampa Bay area, is one of the first in the country to treat patients with EYLEA, approved by the FDA on November 18, 2011. “We’ve been anticipating the FDA approval of EYLEA and have taken steps to work closely with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to be one of the first eye care centers in the country to be set up and prepared to immediately start treatments,” said Medical Director and Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Dr. James P. Powers. “Our success rate for stopping the progression of macular degeneration is already very high. With the arrival of EYLEA, we expect to provide our patients with a very effective treatment that costs less and requires fewer visits to the doctor.” Renowned for his experience with senior eye disease, Dr. Powers has invested in providing the most technologically advanced solutions for predicting, diagnosing and treating macular degeneration. With over 100,000 patient visits, Healthy Vision Institute is leading the way in the Tampa Bay area to predict, detect and prevent blindness. Specializing in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Healthy Vision Institute maintains its pioneering status as one of the nation’s leading senior and diabetic eye care centers by offering their landmark 1-2-3 Save Your Sight Treatment Plan. First, this plan includes the new DNA test to predict the risk of AMD, guaranteed to be covered by insurance for qualified patients. Secondly, the plan includes high definition, multi-modality eye imaging with HRA Spectralis technology to detect asymptomatic early stages of wet AMD. Thirdly, Healthy Vision Institute prides itself in providing its patients with the most advanced technology and newest treatments for the best outcomes. Healthy Vision Institute has an extremely high success rate for stabilizing further progression of AMD and has an
Dr. James Powers astonishing 40-50 percent success rate for improving patients’ vision by three lines or more on the eye chart. Healthy Vision Institute is holding Lunch & Learn seminars every Wednesday to help educate local seniors about the new ground-breaking EYLEA treatment for AMD. With office locations in New Port Richey, Clearwater and St. Petersburg, Healthy Vision Institute services patients with macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other retinal diseases including vein occlusions, macula holes/puckers, retinal tears and detachments. In addition to helping seniors and diabetics preserve their vision for many years to come, Healthy Vision Institute offers supplementary services and benefits to help their patients save money, reduce stress and shorten appointment wait time. Reserve your seat for an upcoming educational Lunch & Learn seminar to learn more about the new EYLEA treatment and how to predict your risk for macular degeneration with DNA testing. To learn more, visit www.HealthyVision.org.
Call Now. Ask for your breakthrough EYLEA appointment at Healthy Vision Institute at 727-738-5900. 3 Convenient Healthy Vision Institute Locations 5413 US Highway 19, New Port Richey 2196 Main Street, Suite F, Dunedin 603 7th Street South, Suite 330, St. Petersburg
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PET FACTS
Keep Your Aging Cat Feeling Young Assess Your Cat’s Age Wendy has partnered with Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., makers of Science Diet® brand pet food, to find out how old cats really feel with the CatAge Quiz created in partnership with RealAge®. Visit www.HillsPet.com/DefyAge to assess your cat’s true age and then start focusing on how to work against the clock and keep your cat feeling young and healthy.
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Keep Feline Minds Active
Did you know that cats are considered senior citizens at the age of 11? But getting older doesn’t mean that they have to lose their spark. Wendy Diamond, “Animal Fair” editor-in-chief and national television pet lifestyle contributor, has some great tips for making your favorite feline’s twilight years golden ones.
Aging commonly impacts cognitive function. Older cats may become bored or disinterested in activity, so it’s imperative to keep their minds active and engaged in order to stave off the trappings of old age - like senility or depression. Incorporating exploration and problem solving into your cat’s daily routine will keep your cats intellect as sharp as their claws.
Adjust an Aging Cat’s Nutritional Plan Older cats have delicate digestive systems, and their ability to extract nutrition from their food begins to diminish. Pet parents need to make
sure that the food that their aging feline consumes is composed of quality ingredients bursting with nutrition. Diamond recommends Hill’s® Science Diet® Senior 11+ Age Defying™ cat food. The formula of antioxidants and omega 6 fatty acids, alongside wholesome ingredients, address the four signs of aging thereby increasing interactivity, playfulness, mobility and agility and decreasing litterbox accidents in just 30 days. The special formula includes fish oil for healthy brain function, L-carnitine to support lean muscles and agility, controlled levels of phosphorus and other minerals for bladder health and amino acids to maintain healthy organs.
havior is something that a pet parent can turn a blind eye towards. By staying on top of your cat’s health you are infinitely more likely to catch a potential problem before your cat has the worst of it.
Increase Agility Consider how you can rearrange your home to suit your cat’s needs. Place ramps leading to your cat’s favorite places and treat your cat to a daily massage to stimulate healthy musculature without putting too much pressure on their paws. This gentle approach to feline fitness will leave your cat agile and amiable – plus, it makes for excellent quality time.
Visit Your Vet This may seem like obvious advice, but frequent trips to the veterinarian’s office can keep your cat feeling young and vibrant. Many people attribute behavioral changes in older cats exclusively to the aging process; and while some elderly cats will naturally slow down, this isn’t always the case. Always consult a medical professional when your cat acts odd and never assume that new, altered, or strange be-
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TAX TIME Additional Exemption for Low Income Seniors How would you like to save money on your property taxes? Read on to see if you qualify for a property tax exemption specific to certain senior citizens. In addition to the well-known Homestead Exemption, many Florida counties and municipalities offer an additional property tax exemption to lowincome seniors. This is a benefit of up to $50,000 for persons 65 or older, whose annual household income does not exceed a certain level. This is a “local option exemption” which means the county, and any city within the county, can choose whether or not to offer it to citizens, and they can choose how much of an exemption to offer, up to $50,000. In Pinellas County, qualified property owners in unincorporated areas and all municipalities except Belleair Shore offer it in addition to any other property tax exemptions owners receive. Only the county Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) millage or the city millage is exempt.
To qualify: • At least one property owner must be 65 years old as of January 1, 2012; • The applicant qualifies for or already receives the Homestead Exemption;
• Total household income for 2011 was $26,203 or less (this amount will change in mid January with the annual cost of living adjustment. Social Security income is usually not included in the amount if a resident is NOT required to file a federal income tax return); and • The applicant lives in a tax district offering the exemption.
The deadline The deadline to apply for is March 1. Applicants will need to provide proof of income from 2011, but if they don’t have all their income documentation gathered by March 1, the law gives a June 1 deadline for providing income documentation. Since this exemption is income based, it does not renew annually like the homestead exemption does. You must reapply each year. In Pinellas it’s easy. A renewal application will be sent by mail to anyone who qualified last year. Please call 727-464-3294 for office locations or if you have any questions. If you live outside of Pinellas County, check with your Property Appraiser’s office to see if this benefit is available to you.
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LIFE’S LESSONS
Looking through the dementia looking glass By Rebecca Weitzel, The Villas of Belleair I have been told that the reason that people are born into this world is to learn life’s lessons. As if the world was a giant classroom with all of us as pupils in our respective grades, assignments in hand. Perhaps we are in our respective grades because we are fast learners or, conversely, have learning disabilities. Perhaps we have experienced things in our lives to date that helped us skip a grade. Or, perhaps, we have been “kept back” because we failed our assignments. I can imagine the part of the list of assignments that might be amongst life’s lessons. Written on the life chalkboard: Lesson 1- Learn to get along with all of the other students in the class, respecting their individuality and personal preferences. Lesson 2- Learn to love without conditions attached. Lesson 3- Learn to care for each other in the same way you would like to be cared for. Lesson 4- Learn to overcome fear, cope with loss, seek enlightenment, treasure all that you have and have had. Lesson 5- Learn to have fun- even if it doesn’t seem possible in the circumstance. Lesson 6- Be tolerant of all behaviors and actions that you do not understand. Lesson 7- Seek to understand. How many hundreds (millions?) of lessons might
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there be to be learned in life? Certainly, one lesson we must all learn is how to be good, productive, loving, caring and full individuals in spite of our burdens. We must learn to take the good with the bad. We must make lemonades from all of those lemons thrown our way. Looking at my sweet, little old Daddy, declining from Alzheimer’s disease, dozing in the chair on the patio at his ALF, I’m convinced that there is a lesson here that I must learn. I watch him, trying to reconcile the look of this person I am seeing now with the look of the father I have known in the past. I love him in both states. Perhaps I love him more now, knowing that I might lose him any day- knowing when I say, “See ya later, Dad”, I might not!
What lesson is there in this sad situation? Certainly Lessons 1-7 above all apply. I have learned to have fun with my Dad, at times breaking through the clouds of dementia to have a good belly laugh or sing an old song. I have learned to be tolerant when he speaks inappropriately (sometimes he gets a little racy) or just falls asleep in the middle of our chat. I am learning to cope with the loss of my Dad- a little bit at a time, over and over again, painstakingly, even brutally slowly. This is a tough lesson that I’m pretty sure I would skip if I could. I have learned the lesson of treasuring all that I have and have had. My seemingly shrinking-beforemy-eyes-feeble-old-man Dad with stubble on his chin and toothless smile still lights up my heart. My once young, handsome, heroic Dad who could do anything stays in my head and heart always. Both of them, a giant part of who I am. Sometimes life’s lessons are easy for some of us to learn and hard for others. I believe we all struggle with some of them at times. For those of us with loved ones traveling down the ragged road of dementia, the lessons sometimes feel cruel. But there is no way to skip this class and avoid this lesson. This, of course is where some of the other Lessons 1-7 above come in handy. Respect, love, caring, understanding and support for each other. In loving memory of my dad, Richard, who past away from Alzheimer’s disease.
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Hearing Loss and Invisible Hearing Solutions Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults. Approximately 36 million (17 percent) of American adults say that they have some degree of hearing loss. Roughly one-third of Americans 65 to 74 years of age and 47 percent of those 75 and older have hearing loss. Hearing loss comes in many forms. It can range from a mild loss in which a person misses certain high-pitched sounds, a wax build-up that creates a temporary hearing loss, to a total loss of hearing. It can be hereditary or it can result from disease, trauma, certain medications, or long-term exposure to loud noises. The most common form of hearing loss, presbycusis, is the loss of hearing that gradually occurs in most individuals, as they grow older. Sadly, many people affected with hearing loss are reluctant to seek help. Untreated hearing loss poses considerable negative social, psychological, cognitive and health effects. A thorough hearing test is the first step in determining if you do in fact have hearing loss. A hearing test is a quick, painless and non-invasive test performed by a Hearing Healthcare Provider. The test begins with a thorough case history, which assists the hearing professional with specific health information that may provide insight into hearing loss causes and will assist them in determining the prescribed course of action. Following the tests, the hearing professional will discuss the results with you and may provide further recommendations, including treatment options like hearing aids. If you suspect you have a hearing loss it is important to have your hearing tested as soon as possible. The “use-
it or lose-it” principle applies to our hearing; the sooner you treat hearing loss, the better the outcome of treatment. Today’s hearing aids are super-small (many completely invisible) and stylish, but it’s their performance that makes them so attractive. Ultra-miniature computers using parallel processing can analyze, shape and deliver sound to each ear’s prescription needs. This results in soft sounds being audible and speech clear, even in background noise. If that weren’t enough, these hearing devices are now wireless, allowing for hands free Bluetooth connections to your TV, cell phone and even your car’s navigation system. As technology gets more advanced, it becomes more readily available at multiple price points. ”Invisible Hearing Aids” have been receiving a lot of press lately, most recently with Matt Lauer on the TODAY show. During the segment they discussed different types of hearing devices available today and the Lyric Hearing device was specifically mentioned. Invisible hearing devices like the Lyric fit very deep in the ear canal and are worn 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even in the shower. Having “always on” hearing allows you to be at your best at all times and removes the need for daily insertion and changing of batteries. There are many hearing solutions to bridge those frustrating communication gaps. Enjoy reconnecting with your loved ones again. It’s a New Year and a great time for new beginnings for better hearing. To learn more about hearing loss and hearing correction, or to schedule a free hearing test and consultation, call Sound Advice Hearing Solutions at 727-8222132 or visit www.soundadviceflorida.com ©bigstockphoto.com
‘There are many hearing solutions to bridge those frustrating communication gaps’
Tune in to AM 1250 WHNZ Monday-Friday from 1 to 2pm. As Publisher Evan Gold brings you information to live an active mature lifestyle.
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Could Your Own Stem Cells be the Answer to COPD? “Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.” Hippocrates
Coughing, gasping, wheezing, struggling for breath; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a debilitating, progressive condition where even the smallest effort becomes exhausting. COPD is an insidious and complex disease that causes rampant inflammation of lung tissue. This inflammation kills lung cells and destroys the structure of the air sacs (alveoli) where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged. It also makes the passage of air through the lungs during respiration extremely difficult. The killing of lung cells and the structural damage of lung tissue is both progressive and irreversible with current treatment protocols. COPD creates longterm disability, and the disease has now become the third leading cause of death in the United States. Conventional treatments for COPD have concentrated on managing the progression of the disease and providing temporary relief. Exciting new alternatives are now available that could have an impact not only on the course of the disease, but more importantly, on quality of life. In just the last decade medical science has uncov-
ered the human body’s own natural repair system. Research has proven that adult stem cells reside in each of us. These adult stem cells are found almost everywhere in the human body and are concentrated in bone marrow throughout our lives. Science has shown that our own adult stem cells actually heal our bodies by replacing dead and dying cells. Chemical signals are sent by dead and dying cells which attract adult stem cells to the site of injury and signal the stem cells to change into the types of cells needed to rebuild and repair damaged tissue. Both beautiful ©bigstockphoto.com and efficient, this bone marrow adult stem cell healing system exists in each and every one of us. Recent research has demonstrated that this natural bone marrow adult stem cell healing process is disrupted by COPD and that COPD even interferes with the chemical signals needed to activate and perpetuate the natural healing process. Science also suggests that COPD actually suppresses the production and mobilization of adult stem cells from the bone marrow. Inspired by real life experience, Dr. Matthew
Burks, Medical Director of USA Stem Cells has developed a multi-modality regimen that doesn’t rely on bronchodilators or corticosteroids. Dr. Burks became committed to working on COPD quality of life issues shortly after his own father was diagnosed with the disease. He has treated his father for the last decade, and with lots of effort, research, and experience his father has managed to live a much better quality of life than most with the disease. His proprietary protocol incorporates bio-stimulation through high powered laser therapy, unique nebulizer treatments using powerful anti-oxidant medication and vitamin derived metabolites, supplements, diet, exercise, and, perhaps most importantly, the activation and mobilization of the patient’s own adult stem cells to help fight COPD. USA Stem Cells is the only clinic known to use such diverse procedures in attempts to ameliorate the ravages of this complex disease. Dr. Burks intends for USA Stem Cells to continue to be at the vanguard of new protocols for alternative COPD treatments to help improve his patient’s overall health and quality of life. Not everyone is a candidate for adult stem cell therapy and not everyone responds to treatment. Call (877) 578-7908 to schedule your free telephone consultation with Dr. Burks and find out if you are a candidate for adult stem cell therapy.
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MURPHY’S, Continued from Page 1. wrong, it will go wrong.” Murphy’s Law is one good reason why engineers always test, and retest everything. They need to imagine every possible disastrous outcome in order for them to be avoided. Now let’s apply this line of thinking to your retirement plan. Ask yourself, “What could go wrong and break my plan?” The consequences of not addressing these items can be catastrophic to your financial welfare. What are some of the biggest threats to having a financially secure retirement? For most people it will be: (1) Longevity, the risk or the possibility of outliving your money; (2) the probability that we will see significant inflation and higher taxes in the near future; (3) and the probability that you will have to pay a significant amount of money related to your Health care such as Home Health or Nursing home care. Who wants that uncertainty in their lives? Does your plan address these things or is there room for improvement? When you know what can break your plan you will be able to do something about it before it happens. Thinking of all that can go wrong is a valuable exercise while there is still time to do something about it. Apply Murphy’s Law to your retirement plan and you may just sleep a little better at night. If you would like to have your plan “stress tested” to determine where your weaknesses lie or you would like to have help getting your finances in order, just give us a call. We will take the time to analyze your current portfolio and point out areas of improvement and show you how to keep your finances on track, regardless of market conditions. As a financial advisor it is my job to help protect my clients from the many unforeseen dangers that may lie ahead. By the way, Murphy had a second law “Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.” If you would like to schedule a free consultation and get a second opinion on whether your retirement can pass the Murphy’s Law test, please call our office at (800) 989-1427 or email us Info@HarwoodFinancailGroup.com and we will schedule you in one of our 4 convenient locations around the Tampa Bay area.
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Senior Happenings desk. Tickets at the door are $9.00. The fine arts concerts series sponsored by St Andrews presents Kenneth Dake “Piano & Organ” Marble Collegiate Church NYC. Season tickets are $35.00 and are available at the church reception desk. Tickets at the door are $9.00. JAN. 9
French Cuisine Cafe Largo JAN. 2
The Senior Singles Friendship Club Island Way Grill The Friendship Club meets every Monday at 4:30pm at different restaurants in the area. Meet new people, have good conversation and enjoy the company of others. For reservations call Estella (727) 5489181 or Mary (727) 688-9270. JAN. 4
Parkinson’s Support Group St. Joseph’s John Knox Village Join us for educational, emotional and social support for those living with Parkinson’s disease as well as family, friends, and caregivers. This group is co-facilitated by Faye Kern and Shirley Berkery and is sponsored by the American Parkinson’s Disease Association. Meeting runs from 1-2:00pm at St. Joseph’s John Knox Village. If you have questions, call 813-632-2331.. JAN. 7
New Emergency Center & Patient Tower St. Anthony’s Hospital Get a sneak peek at the new Emergency Center & Patient Tower today only from 11:00 to 2:00. Health info tables, free screenings, tours and refreshments. St. Anthony’s Hospital is located at 1200 Seventh Ave. N. St. Petersburg. For more information, visit www.stanthonys.com or call (727) 418-0820.
Expand your international cuisine repertoire in class that makes classic French dishes. Cafe Largo is located at 12551 Indian Rocks Road No. 18, Largo. 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.cafelargorestaurant.com or call (727) 596-6282.
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Gulfport Art Walk Downtown Gulfport
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Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group The Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay Families and caregivers coping with loved ones with Alzheimer’s and find answers, resources and support from peers and professionals. The Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay is located at 1255 Pasadena Ave. S., St. Petersburg 10:00am. For more information, visit www. watermarkcommunities.com/bocaciegabay/ or call (727) 812-3930.
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Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group The Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay
French Cuisine Café Largo
Music Fest by the Bay The Pier
Expand your international cuisine repertoire with a class in French cooking. Café Largo is located at 12551 Indian Rocks Road No. 18, Largo. 6:30pm. For more information, visit www.cafelargorestaurant. con or call (727) 596-6282.
Every Sunday The Pier hosts a new musical act for your listening pleasure at the Waterside Courtyard. Featuring local bands and musicians from a four county area with Top 40, Southern Rock, Classic Rock, Jazz and other types of music for your listening and/or dancing pleasure. The Pier is located at 800 Second Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. For more information, visit www.stpetepier.com or call (727) 821-6443.
Families and caregivers coping with loved ones with Alzheimer’s and find answers, resources and support from peers and professionals. The Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay is located at 1255 Pasadena Ave. S., St. Petersburg 10:00am. For more information, visit www. watermarkcommunities.com/bocaciegabay/ or call (727) 812-3930. JAN. 11
Beginner Tai Chi Class for Seniors Club Tampa Palms
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ST. Andrews Fine Arts Concert Series St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
The Senior Singles Friendship Club Marlin Darlin Grill opens at 5:00pm
The fine arts concerts series sponsored by St Andrews presents Kenneth Dake “Piano & Organ” Marble Collegiate Church NYC. Season tickets are $35.00 and are available at the church reception
Join Morton Plant Mease and the Aging Well Center 1:00 to 3:00pm for a fun afternoon of health and wellness! Screenings, Ask a Doctor, Diabetes Education, Heart Health just to name a few! Refreshments and Giveaways. Cleatwater Againg Well Center is located at 1501 N Belcher Road, Clearwater. To register or for more information :MPMHealth.com or call (727) 253-4076.
The Friendship Club meets every Monday at 4:30pm at different restaurants in the area. Meet new people, have good conversation and enjoy the company of others. For reservations call Estella (727) 5489181 or Mary (727) 688-9270.
The Senior Singles Friendship Club Harold Seltzers
The first weekend of each month kids of all ages can ride the miniature trains of Largo Central Railroad. Largo Central Park is located ai 101 Central Park Drive. For more information, visit www.Icrailroad.com or call (727) 587-6775.
Miniature Train Rides Largo Central Park
Health and Wellness Fair Clearwater Aging Well Center
St. Petersburg General Hospital is located at 6500 38th Anv. N, St.Petersburg. For more information, visit stpetegeneral.com or call (727) 341-4055.
Browse works by more than 50 artists and crafters and enjoy live entertainment while strolling down Beach Boulevard. Meet independent artists , local authors and entertainers. Experience Gulfports authentic “Old Florida” atmosphere. Enjoy dinner at one of over a dozen fine restaurants within the Art District. Artwalk is 6:00pm to 10:00pm. For more information, visit gulfportflorida. us/Gulfport-art-walk or call (727) 322-5217.
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Tai Chi reduces stress and helps gain balance though powerful slow movements used to centre the body and focus the mind. The classes are geared for seniors with little to no knowledge of Tai Chi Chuan. So come in and see the difference Tai Chi can make in your life! Club Tampa Palms is located at: 16402 Tampa Palms Blvd. in New Tampa. The six week course is held Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 pm. For more info visit chuan-fa.org or call 813-787-7560
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The Friendship Club meets every Monday at 4:30pm at different restaurants in the area. Meet new people, have good conversation and enjoy the company of others. For reservations call Estella (727) 5489181 or Mary (727) 688-9270.
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The Senior Singles Friendship Club Greek Village The Friendship Club meets every Monday at 4:30pm at different restaurants in the area. Meet new people, have good conversation and enjoy the company of others. For reservations call Estella (727) 5489181 or Mary (727) 688-9270. JAN. 24
Sleep Apnea Support Group St. Petersburg General Hospital A.W.A.K.E. St.Petersburg General Hospital is organizing a health awareness group for persons with sleep apenea, their family members and friends. The program is part of the American Sleep Apnea Association’s “Alert, Well and Keeping Energetic” network. The group brings individuals together in a format that fosters support, allows for an exchange of information and gives assistance to those affected by sleep apnea. Monthly meetings will feature pertinent topics presented by medical professionals as well as the sharing of ideas and concerns.
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The Senior Singles Friendship Club Alfano’s The Friendship Club meets every Monday at 4:30pm at different restaurants in the area. Meet new people, have good conversation and enjoy the company of others. For reservations call Estella (727) 5489181.
Sundays
Bay Area Singles Dance Largo Community Center Come meet and mingle at the Bay area singles dance. 6:00-10:00 pm. The Largo Community Center is located at 400 Alt Keene Road,Largo. For more information call (727) 318-3131. Sundays
Yoga in the Park Curtis Hixon Park A free one-hour yoga class in Curtis Hixon Park. Designed for all levels and be offered every Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Bring your mat and water bottle to the north side terraces. Come out and experience Yoga while watching the sunset over the city skyline in beautiful Curtis Hixon Park. Curtis Hixon Park is located at 600 N Ashley Drive, Tampa. 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.tampasdowntown.com or call (813) 221-3686.
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Senior Happenings Mondays AND WEDNESdays
Mondays AND Fridays
Fridays
Zumba Gold Hale Senior Activity Center
Duplicate Bridge Largo Community Center
Square Dancing Largo Community Center
Zumba Gold is specifically designed to bring the same exciting Latin and international dance rhythms from the original Zumba program to the active older adult population. It is suited for the true beginner that may need exercise modifications. The benefits of the Zumba Gold program are multifaceted. The Zumba Gold class is designed to keep people moving and help preserve, restore and improve range of motion. 8:00am Monday - 9:00am Wednesday. Hale Senior Center is located at 330 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. For more information, visit bit.ly/93Z8on or call (727) 298-3299.
St. Pete Beach Community Center. $1.00 per person year round. St. Pete Beach Community Center is located at 7701 Boca Ciega Drive, St. Pete Beach. For more information, visit www.spbrec.com or call (727) 363-9245.
Join us for an evening of boot scooting from 7:30-9:45 pm. Largo Community Center is located at 400 Alt Keene Road, Largo. For more information call (727) 518-3131.SATURDAYS
MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS
Forever Fit Largo Community Center Join a more advanced aerobic workout for those more active and physically fit, including standing and chair exercises. Join anytime. The Largo Community Center is located at 400 Alt Keene Road,Largo. For more information call (727) 318-3131.. Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Basics Computer Classes Senior Services of Clearwater “Basics” class includes the basics of the computer itself, how it works, over view of the internet, email, how to use it, setting up your computer for favorites, computer health, networks and basic trouble shooting. Meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Senior Citizens Services of Clearwater is located at 1204 Rogers St., Clearwater. 10:00am. For more information, call (727) 442-8104. Mondays and Fridays
Tai Chi and Qi Gong Largo Community Center Learn this ancient relaxing form of exercise taught by Bob Ailes. This is a low impact exercise based Chinese Tai Chi (Yang style) principles. You’ll learn short forms, Nu Moom, Sh Kyu, QI Gong Healing/Anti-Aging. Largo Community Center is located at 400 Alt Keene Road, Largo. 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.largocommunitycenter.com or call (727) 518-3131.
Tuesdays
Breakfast Bunch Hale Senior Activity Center Mease Manor Retirement Community invites all area seniors to gather with friends at this weekly breakfast of eggs, pancakes, sausage, bacon, fruit, coffee and juice. Hale Senior Activity Center is located at 330 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 8:30 a.m. For more information, visit bit.ly/93Z80n or call (727) 298-3299. Tuesdays
Capitol Classics Film Series Capitol Theatre (Ruth Eckerd Hall) Come enjoy movie classics every Tuesday at 3:00pm & 7:00pm. January’s classics include…Viva Las Vegas, Jail House Rock, Clam Bake and King Creole. Capitol Theatre (Ruth Eckerd Hall) is located at 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall. com or call (727) 791-7400. WEDNESDAYS
Free Wii Bowling Senior Services of Clearwater It’s a welcome relief to take a break from the tensions of the holiday season and let loose! The Clearwater Senior Citizens Services continues to offer free Nintendo Wii bowling 10:00am to 3:00pm. Senior Citizens Services of Clearwater is located at 1204 Rogers St., Clearwater. 10 a.m. For more information, call (727) 442-8104.. Thursdays
Ballroom Dance Largo Community Center Thursday afternoon from 1:30-3:30 learn Ballroom Dance. It’s a great way to learn a new move and meet new people. Largo Community Center is located at 400 Alt Keene Road, Largo. For more information call (727)518-3131.Fridays
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Happenings@Seniorvoiceamerica.com The Deadline for the next issue is Jan. 15th.
Saturdays
Swing Dance Largo Community Center Inspired by the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1950s, 7:00-11:00pm. Largo Community Center is located at 400 Alt Keene Road, Largo. For more information call (727) 518-3131. Saturdays
Guided Hike Brooker Creek Preserve Every Saturday morning get up close to the environment in this guided nature hike along the Education Center Trail. Join us for this 0.75-mile walk as we look how the land has changed over time and discuss the ecological footprints left by those changes! Pre-registration is required by 12:00 noon on the Friday before the hike. Brooker Creek Preserve is located at 3940 Keystone Rd, Tarpon Springs. For more information, visit www.brookercreekpreserve.org
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Entertainment A Night on the Town with the Rat Pack
Bus Stop
Florida Orchestra: Celebrate Delius
Largo Cultural Center Jan. 20
Francis Wilson Playhouse Jan. 19-29
Mahaffey Theater Jan. 6-8
Relive the swing, swagger and sophisticated fun of those “ring-a-dingding” days with the best Frank-Dean-Sammy act. The Rat Pack Trio has perfected the voices, the mannerisms and the banter that kept crowds enthralled until the “wee hours of the morning” back in the ‘60s. For today’s theatre-going audiences, they’re hip, cool and so very now. Appealing equally folks who remember them from back in the day and to younger audiences who love the music of the era and the “booze and broads” glamour and imagery of the era from TV’s award-winning “Mad Men.” This top-notch tribute show has played to standing ovations across the country, and making it to the semi-finals of NBC hit show “American’s Got Talent.” Largo Cultural Center is located at 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.largoarts.com or call (727) 587-6751.
This 1956 Broadway hit tells the story of a misfit group stranded in an isolated western bus stop during a snow storm. Considered an American classic, this comic drama explores the many meanings of love amidst coffee and doughnuts! The question is… will there be snow on the Francis Wilson stage? Francis Wilson Playhouse is located at 302 Seminole St., Clearwater. For more information, visit franciswilsonplayhouse.org or call (727) 446-1360.
Baritone Leon Williams and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay join the orchestra in celebrating English composer Frederick Delius, with performances of his works Sea Drift and Appalachia: Variations on an Old Slave Song. Mahaffey Theater is located at 400 First St S, St. Petersburg. For more information, visit www.mahaffeytheater.com or call (727) 892-5798.
tion that began more than twenty-five centuries ago. The Golden Dragons are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as the premiere Chinese acrobatic touring company of today. The Golden Dragons combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques to present a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty. Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center is located at 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.tarponarts.org or call (727) 942-5605.
Florida Orchestra: Music for Lovers
David Bowie Birthday Tribute
Gordon Lightfoot
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts Jan. 20-22
Ruth Eckerd Hall Jan. 20
A Streetcar Named Desire
Stage West Community Playhouse Jan. 12-22 The play reveals the character of Blanche du Bois, a woman whose life has been undermined by her romantic illusions, which lead her to reject-so far as possible-the realities of life with which she is faced and which she consistently ignores. The pressure brought to bear upon her by her sister, with whom she goes to live in New Orleans, intensified by the earthy and extremely “normal” young husband of the latter, leads to a revelation of her tragic selfdelusion and, in the end, to madness. Stage West Community Playhouse is located at 8390 Forest Oaks Boulevard, Spring Hill. For more information, visit www. stagewest.net or call (352) 683-5113. Aesop’s Fables
Ruth Eckerd Hall Jan. 7-14 Classic fables come to life! For centuries, the wit and wisdom of Aesop’s fables have been passed down from one generation to the next. In a lively storytelling style that invites interactive participation, Aesop’s Fables brings to life familiar favorites like The Lion and the Mouse, The Hare and the Tortoise and The Fox and the Grapes along with tales not so familiar. Fun and chock full of imagination, Aesop’s Fables is a perfect introduction to some of the world’s most cherished stories and to the magic of live theater! Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com or call (727) 791-7400.
State Theatre Jan. 6 At this 65th birthday tribute to singer, more than three dozen bands will perform more than 100 Bowie songs at locations across the bay area. Barely Pink will return to perform Ziggy Stardust at all three shows. Bowie’s publicist Tony Michaelidies will kick off each show with stories, pictures and video clips from his time working with Bowie. State Theatre is located at 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. For more information, visit www.statetheatreconcerts.com or call (727) 895-3045. Don Giovanni
Ruth Eckerd Hall Jan. 21 The embodiment of evil, Don Giovanni, a dissolute serial rapist, is charming, wicked, egotistical and unrepentant. He thrives on seduction and is not above murder. Based on the actual escapades of Don Juan of Seville, an aristocratic serial rapist who lived during the 1600s, Mozart’s magnificent musical masterwork is one of unparalleled beauty, considered by many to be the greatest of all operas. The dinner scene in the last act is the epitome of sheer horror for the unremorseful, unrepentant Don. Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com or call (727) 791-7400. Elvis Birthday Bash
Largo Cultural Center Jan. 8 Back by popular demand! Celebrate the “King’s” birthday with a number of talented Elvis tribute artists as they shake, rattle and roll and provide a wonderful nostalgic afternoon of entertainment and fun. Join us for complimentary birthday cake and photo opportunity after the show. Largo Cultural Center is located at 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.largoarts.com or call (727) 587-6751.
A romantic evening of music, featuring ballads, love themes and more from the likes of Barry White, Cole Porter and Dolly Parton. David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts is located at 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. For more information, visit www.tbpac.org or call (813) 229-7827. Fl Orchestra: Pictures At An Exhibition
Ruth Eckerd Hall Jan. 13-15 A night of musical impressions inspired by art, including works by Ravel and Hindemith that reflect artists like Botticelli, Matthias Grunewald and Victor Hartmann. Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com or call (727) 791-7400. God of Carnage
Asolo Reperatory Theatre Jan. 11 to April 6 A triple Tony-Award-winning Broadway sensation, God of Carnage is a savvy, 90-minute thrill ride that thrusts you into the most perilous terrain on earth: parenthood. After their young sons get into a playground fight, two sets of parents meet to discuss the problem over appetizers. What starts as a civilized get-together quickly descends into a laugh-out-loud, train wreck of an evening as the two couples battle for ethical superiority. This sleek new comedy from the playwright of Art is what the International Herald Tribune called “an expert piece of stagecraft and savagely funny.” Asolo Reperatory Theatre is located at 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. For more information, visit asolo.org or call (800) 3618388. Golden Dragon Acrobats
Tarpon Springs Cultural CenterJan. 11
The Golden Dragon Acrobats represent the best of a time-honored tradi-
Bob Dylan said of Gordon Lightfoot’s music, “Every time I hear a song of his, it’s like I wish it would last forever.” The master songwriter who penned If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald loves both writing and touring and, since his emergence from the Toronto folk club scene in the ’60s, has blessed us with 20 albums (Harmony is his latest) and has composed hits for artists ranging from Bob Dylan to Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte and Nina Mouskouri. This iconic Canadian returns to thrill the audience. Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com or call (727) 791-7400. Hairspray
St. Petersburg City Theatre Jan. 20 to Feb. 5 Hairspray has made the journey from motion picture to Broadway musical to movie musical phenomenon. City Theatre is serving up the eight time Tony award winning Broadway sensation as its 3rd offering of the season. The pace is non-stop with songs like Good Morning Baltimore, Can’t Stop the Beat and a rockin do wap de do host of others. In 1962, Baltimore is marching literally toward racial integration. Tracy Turnblad pursues her dream to be famous and dance on the Corny Collins show . She’s in for an education when she finds that some see size and color as ways to hold you back. But, teaming up with the likes of Motormouth Maybell and Seaweed J. Stubbs, there’s no holding these kids back! St. Petersburg City Theatre is located at 4025 31st St. S, St. Petersburg. For more information, visit www.splt.org or call (727) 866-1973. Happy Days
Manatee Players Jan. 12-29 Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Hap-
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Entertainment py days are here again with Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph and the unforgettable “king of cool” Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli. Based on the hit Paramount Pictures’ television series, Happy Days — A New Musical reintroduces one of America’s best loved families, the Cunninghams and the days of 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops and jukebox sock-hoppin. The famed drive-in malt shop and number one hang-out, Arnold’s, is in danger of demolition, so the gang teams up to save it with adance contest and tv-worthy wrestling match. This perfectly family friendly musical will have you rockin’ and rollin’ all week long! Manatee Players is located at 102 Old Main St., Bradenton. For more information, visit www.manateeplayers.com or call (941) 748-5875. Howie Mandel
Capitol Theatre (Ruth Eckerd Hall) Jan. 4 Actor and comedian Howie Mandel brings his stand-up comedy to town. The Toronto-born entertainer has been in show business for more than 30 years and is known for being a judge on America’s Got Talent and as host of Deal or No Deal. Capitol Theatre (Ruth Eckerd Hall) is located at 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall. com or call (727) 791-7400. Jackie Mason
Capitol Theatre (Ruth Eckerd Hall) Jan. 7 Once in a generation, a performer emerges who is so extraordinary, so brilliant, that he or she become the standard to whom all others are compared. Jackie Mason is such a performer and is widely regarded as one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time. Now more popular than ever, Mason combines pungent political satire, insightful observations on the foibles of modern life and impeccable timing to create material that leaves audiences laughing until they cry and critics raving show after show. Capitol Theatre (Ruth Eckerd Hall) is located at 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall. com or call (727) 441-8868. Jim Stafford
Ruth Eckerd Hall ±3±Jan. 8 Winter Haven-raised comedian/guitarist/singer-songwriter Jim Stafford offers music and satirical humor. From Spiders & Snakes and Cow Patti to his classical guitar album Somewhere in Time, from performing and writing for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour to The Jim Stafford Show, movie
soundtracks, hosting Nashville on the Road, co-hosting Those Amazing Animals and hosting and co-writing Branson USA, Jim has done it all. Wildwood Weed is among Jim’s six hits that have made the Billboard Top 40. Join him for classical guitar and heartwarming stories peppered with hilarious comedy. Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com or call (727) 791-7400.
popular landscape with an unforgettable vocabulary of poetic lyric and melody. Singing his own compositions, historical anecdotes, a few choice covers and playing some romping blues instrumentals, Lil Rev strikes at the heart of America music and like the classic blues of long ago brings forth joy, sorrow and utter determination. Tarpon Springs Cultural Center is located at 101 S Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs. For more information, visit www.tarponarts.org or call (727) 942-5605.
Les Ballets Trockadero
Love, Loss and What I Wore
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Can serious dance be funny? You bet! Since 1974, “The Trocks” have been presenting a playful, entertaining view of classical ballet. They are living proof that men can dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces and their comic approach is impeccable. Although performances are offered as parodies, this all-male troupe is comprised of seriously talented dancers. The humor is in the choreography. An international dance phenomenon, “The Trocks” are a treat for novices and ballet aficionados alike. Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com or call (727) 791-7400. Les Miserables
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts Jan. 31 to Feb. 12 Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score includes the classic songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Stars,” “Bring Him Home,” “Do You Hear the People Sing?,” “One Day More,” “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” “Master of the House” and many more. For the official website, visit lesmis.com. David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts is located at 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. For more information, visit www.tbpac.org or call (813) 229-7827. Lil Rev: Jews N Blues
Tarpon Springs Cultural Center Jan. 4-5 Join America’s favorite Jewish folksinger, Lil Rev, for a heartfelt evening of songs, stories, humor and instrumental magic in “Jews N Blues.” This one-man show celebrates the Jewish contribution to American roots and blues music. From ragtime and jazz to rock and roll, Jews have made major creative contributions. Listen as Lil Rev weaves an amazing tale of Jews whose passion, persistence and creativity has helped to paint the American
Proving that a great show is always in fashion, Love, Loss and What I Wore, with its starry rotating cast and compulsively entertaining subject matter, has become an international hit. This intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron and directed by Karen Carpenter, has entered its second smash year at New York’s Westside Theatre. Produced by Daryl Roth, Love, Loss and What I Wore is based on the best-seller by Ilene Beckerman, as well as on the recollections of the Ephrons’ friends. Like the popular book, the show uses clothing and accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and often poignant stories that all women can relate to, creating one of the most enduring theatergoing experiences in New York and now across the country. For the official website, go here. Click here to watch CBS Sunday Morning’s feature! David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts is located at 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. For more information, visit www.tbpac.org or call (813) 229-7827. Mid-Day Live Music Series: Shirley Jones
Mahaffey Theater Jan. 18 Oscar Award winner, Emmy Award nominee, an overall star of stage and screen - Shirley Jones is an American icon. From Broadway to Hollywood, Shirley Jones has made an indelible mark in the entertainment industry. Share an afternoon with Shirley at Mid-Day Live! Mahaffey Theater is located at 400 First St S, St. Petersburg. 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.mahaffeytheater.com or call (727) 892-5798. Million Dollar Quartet
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icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. On Dec. 4, 1956, these four young musicians were gathered together by Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ’n’ Roll” at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions of all time. Million Dollar Quartet brings that legendary night to life with an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring timeless hits including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “I Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” and more. David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts is located at 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. For more information, visit www.tbpac.org or call (813) 229-7827. New Century Opera: Tristan and ISOLDA
Tarpon Springs Cultural Center Jan. 6 One of the greatest of all tragic love stories, Tristan and Isolda tells the ancient Celtic legend of an impossible love: the two title characters love each other desperately, in spite of the betrothal of Isolda — an Irish princess — to King Mark of Cornwall. Wagner’s glorious, romantic score brings the story to life with vividness and passion. Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center is located at 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. For more information, visit www.tarponarts.org or call (727) 942-5605. Next to Normal
Florida Studio Theatre Through Jan. 7 The 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Set to a compelling contemporary score, “Next to Normal” is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. Nominated for 11 Tony Awards. Florida Studio Theatre is located at 1241 North Palm Ave., Sarasota. For more information, visit www.floridastudiotheatre.org or call (941) 366-9000. ’Night Mother
Stageworks Theatre Jan. 20 to Feb. 5 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1983, this high stakes drama is a beautiful yet devastating depiction of a mother and daughter in crisis. With humor amid vibrant emotional honesty, it is a penetrating examination of helplessness Eloquent and touching. A stunning theatre piece. ±i±Stageworks Theatre is located at 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. For more information, visit stageworkstheatre.org or call (813) 251-8984.
Million Dollar Quartet is the smash hit Broadway musical, inspired by the true story of the famed recording ses- Please See ENTERTAINMENT, Page 26. sion that brought together rock ‘n’ roll
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GERIATRIC CARE, Continued from Page 1. sistance, as well as identifying unique services, government programs to assist and care that fits your budget. Because they have knowledge of local providers, they vet any services you need to ensure you get the best care available. And when living arrangements need to be changed, Geriatric Care Managers have the knowledge and contacts to help you make a smooth transition to assisted living/care facilities. The scope of their expertise and knowledge can have a dramatic impact on the health and emotional well-being of their clients and their families. As stated in Business Week, “To families struggling with the needs to aging relatives, the geriatric care manager can be a godsend. This emerging breed of specialists can assess a senior’s physical, social, and financial needs and stitch together a patchwork of services to address them.” The expert care manager makes your life easier, with one call to access services that are most appropriate to you and to gain an advocate who works only in your best interests. The service is flexible, so you can either use the care manager as a consultant or one-time assistant or as an ongoing advocate. If you are facing challenges personally or in role as a family caregiver, you are a great candidate for the services offered by geriatric care managers. Call today for a caregiver consultation and to arrange for an assessment. Aging Wisely, LLC has been providing comprehensive professional geriatric care management services since 1998 and was recently named National Winner, “Patient Advocate Organization”. Service areas include Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties. For more information about Geriatric Care Management and the services offered by Aging Wisely, LLC, contact Aging Wisely today at 727-4475845 or visit their website, www.agingwisely.com
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STRETCHING/YOGA Stretching at the beginning of any activity is easy and helps avoid injuries. Ally Ford, ERYT with Yoga Alliance, and Director of Teacher Training at White Orchid Yoga shared, “Seniors can especially benefit from simple yoga breathing and stretching exercises. For example, taking three rounds of slow, deep breaths through the nose (3-4 seconds per inhale and exhale) increases the oxygen content of the blood necessary for healing, and soothes the nervous system to help prevent stress related disease. Wrist or ankle circles, which help to maintain joint mobility, or gentle spinal twists, important for improving digestion and increasing the suppleness of the spine, can be done while lying down, sitting in a chair or on the ground, or standing. To begin a yoga fitness routine, consult the many free online resources, or contact a local yoga teacher for guidance.”
WALKING Your exercise routine should be simple. Start by getting off your couch. Begin a daily walking routine, then gradually add steps to your day. By parking a little further from the grocery store, walking in the mall, or taking your dog on a daily stroll, you will log miles that benefit your health. Walking can improve digestion, increase circulation, and clear your mind as you enjoy the fresh air. According to Pinellas County 100 Mile Walking Program, “For every additional mile we walk, we add 20 minutes to our lives.” This program is free. You simply log each mile walked, and when you reach your 100-mile goal, you become a member of Pinellas 100 Mile Walking program and receive a free T-shirt. For more information, visit www.pinellaswellness.com.
RUNNING Running on the beach is the best way to de-stress, especially if you get to enjoy a sunrise or sunset. Feeling the sand between your toes will make you feel like a kid again! If you require foot support, a good running shoe is essential. Start out slow until you build stamina. Slow and steady is best as you get older. Play it safe. Do not forget skin protection. Warm up before any physical activity. If something hurts, stop immediately to avoid an injury. An exercise partner will make your workouts more enjoyable, and you will be more likely to reach your goals. The more active and fit you become, the more activity your body can handle. Ro Martinez, author, model, and modeling coach, has been in the business for 25 years. Her book Modeling At Any Age is a step-by-step, comprehensive, easy-to-read guide for modeling and how to flourish in the industry. For information on becoming a model or actress, visit www.modelingatanyage.net or email Ro at romartinezmodel@hotmail.com Photos By Angela Mann Photography; Models Provided By voXmodels . www.voxmodels.com Hair By Monique McLaughlin www.makeupandhairbymonique.com and Christie Burton . 813-368-5573;
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Are Your Things Getting in the Way of Your Life?
How many hours a week do you spend buying, looking for, fixing or cleaning things? While many things are essential or give us pleasure, others are dispensable. In fact, your things may be getting in the way of living your best life. Perhaps you wish you had a smaller home to maintain, but the thought of moving is overwhelming. Or you know it would be a gift to your children to downsize now so they had less to deal with later, but you don’t know where to start. Maybe the personal belongings of a deceased loved one have been in storage for years, but you can’t face the emotions associated with letting go. In all of these situations, there are things that have become a burden rather than a benefit. At first glance you might think that Robin Blinder’s work is all about things. Robin Blinder owns Consider It Organized, LLC, a company providing senior move management, professional organizing and estate liquidation services in Pasco, Hernando, North Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Robin organizes things in her clients’ homes. She coordinates all aspects of moving her clients’ things from their existing home to a new home and helps her clients decide which things to donate, gift or sell when they are ready to downsize. And when there is a death, she manages the process of liquidating property of a welllived life. Yet, for Robin, her business is all about serving people. “My job is to understand the role that my client’s things play in their life. What we should keep are the things that are useful or bring joy to us today. Part of the joy can come by seeing that things that no lon-
ger fill a purpose are gifted, donated, or sold in a way that values my client and the life they’re living. What the client retains are those things that truly add value to his or her life today. That is truly when downsizing becomes rightsizing.” While needing to de-clutter can be a lifelong pursuit, it is more common for older adults to struggle with the accumulation of things just because they have had more years to gather and store. Older adults also face the emotions associated with the idea of “winding down” rather than “winding up.” Add in the physically demanding aspects of organizing and moving and you can see the need for Transition Specialists who assist you in organization, downsizing, relocation and estate liquidation. Like Robin Blinder, they have specialized training in meeting the needs of older adults and belong to professional associations or networks such as Lifelines Network for professionals serving seniors (see ad on page 6) or the National Association of Senior Move Managers. January is National Get Organized Month. It is an ideal time to give thought to whether you are the master or the servant of your things. If you want to take control of the things in your life, call Consider it Organized, LLC and get started today. Robin Blinder can be reached by calling 727-264-6035 or you can email her at Robin@ConsiderItOrganized. com. For more information about the Company and its services visit www. ConsiderItOrganized.com.
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Dollars and sense The SMART way to make financial New Year’s resolutions
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New Year’s resolutions are usually well-intentioned, especially those that focus on your financial fitness. If your resolutions this year address money matters like savings, spending and credit use, you can improve your chances of success by making “SMART” promises to yourself. In self-improvement circles, “SMART” is an acronym for specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. Keeping those qualities in mind when setting a goal - or making a resolution - can help you accomplish what you set out to do. So how do you apply the SMART concept to your financial New Year’s resolutions? Here are a few ideas: • Specific - Zeroing in on a goal makes it more manageable and achievable. When it comes to your money-related resolutions, being specific can produce concrete financial rewards. Start out by thinking about your dreams. Do you want to get out of debt? Build an emergency fund? Start or increase retirement or education savings? Decide what your priority is and then hone in on a specific aspect of that priority. For example, if your ultimate goal is to get out of debt, resolve to completely pay off one credit card by midyear. Want to boost your savings? Resolve to set up an automatic bank transfer from your checking account to your savings account every month. • Measurable - If you can’t measure your progress how can you know if you’re making any? Your resolution should be something you can monitor and track, so that you can see how well you’re doing and, if needed, adjust your actions to ensure you’ll be able to meet your goal. Make sure your resolution addresses how you will measure your progress and results. For example, if your resolution is to understand your credit and finances in 2012, a website like CreditReport. com, that allows you to keep tabs on your changing credit status, can help you measure your progress. CreditReport.com offers its members tools to help manage and understand credit.
• Attainable - Don Quixote may have romanticized the idea of the “impossible dream,” but in real life, goals that are simply too difficult to achieve can end up doing more harm than good. To have the most positive effect possible, a resolution or goal should be just a hair beyond your comfort level. That way, it’s just enough to challenge you without leaving you frustrated and disappointed. Applying this concept to your financial resolutions could mean that instead of resolving to eliminate all debt in 2012, you resolve to pay off one or two specific debts. Or, perhaps you simply resolve not to accrue any new debt in the coming year. • Realistic - This ties in with the concept of making your resolution achievable. If your goal is realistic, you’re more likely to stick with the steps you need to make it happen. For example, if you make a resolution to eliminate all unnecessary spending in 2012, you may make it to Feb. 1 before your sense of deprivation prompts a spending binge. However, if you resolve to limit unnecessary spending by budgeting a set amount of “mad money” to use as you wish every month, you’ve made a realistic decision about how to reduce spending. • Timely - Open-ended resolutions can be harder to achieve. If you don’t have a set time frame for accomplishing a goal, you may be tempted to procrastinate, which can ultimately lead to abandoning your goal. Keep your resolution timely by establishing a time frame for success. For example, if you resolve to take control of your credit in 2012, be specific about how much progress you can reasonably expect to make by midyear. Come June, reassess your results to see if you’ve made the progress you hoped for. If you haven’t, think of what you’ll need to do to get back on track to achieving your goal in the last half of the year. By taking a SMART approach to your financial resolutions, you can help ensure they work for you throughout the year.
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Health FACTS
Be Timeless…Look Like You Again! Our confidence level soars when we look and feel our very best. But when your mirror reveals the lines of time and life’s stresses that have taken a toll on the skin, many men and women find it hard to maintain that confidence. That doesn’t have to be the case. Timeless MD Spa, located on Tampa road in Palm Harbor, is dedicated to bringing confidence back into clients’ lives; making them feel radiant, rejuvenated and young again. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology and individualized treatment plans to actively reverse the signs of aging and to help clients achieve a younger, healthier look without plastic surgery, Timeless MD Spa will help you defy your age, say goodbye to wrinkles, farewell to sun damaged skin, and look like you again – the young you! Offering the latest in anti-aging services for over seven years, Timeless MD Spa has been transforming lives with effective, non-invasive alternatives to “going under the knife” for plastic surgery. The antiaging, skin-rejuvenating, procedures performed at Timeless have no downtime and each client undergoes a custom-designed regimen to target their specific areas of concern.
Triniti™ Skin Series – Unprecedented Results! There are three skin conditions that combine to make us each look older: Color, Laxity, and wrinkles. Sun spots, freckles, redness, are the “Color” we see as we age. Thinning skin, skin sagging, and jowls are signs of “Laxity.” Wrinkles become more prominent and visible as we age. With the triniti™ skin series, color correction, skin tightening, and wrinkle treatment are all performed during each treatment session, helping you achieve total facial renewal in just 3-5 treatment sessions! Triniti™ turns back the clock on your skin making you look like you again. The younger you! “Exceptional! I am so pleased with the results. My
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VelaShape™ Treatment VelaShape™ is the only non-invasive FDA approved therapy for both cellulite and circumferential reduction. You can regain your youthful shape with no discomfort and retain dramatic results with VelaShape™. This cutting-edge treatment is designed to smooth out skin, increase metabolism within fatty tissue, increase lymphatic drainage and reduce the size of fat cells with a combination of bi-polar radio-frequency (RF), infrared light energy, vacuum, and mechanical massage to target your problem areas. VelaShape™ is safe, virtually painless and non-invasive, and is effective on your thighs, buttocks, love handles, abdomen, back, neck and arms. Treatments are performed once per week for five weeks and each visit feels like a warm massage. You will fit into your “skinny jeans” again with VelaShape™!
Laser Hair Removal Laser Hair Removal using elõs™, the first and only technology that uses combined energies to effectively and gently remove hair of many colors and types from all skin tones and from all body parts. Elõs™ is truly the next generation of safe and effective hair removal technology. We offer five treatment sessions and can treat anywhere on the body for hair-free results. Ask about our hair-free guarantee! Start your transformation today with a free consultation at Timeless MD Spa. Timeless MD Spa, (Medical Director, Lyda Tymiak, MD) 2650 Tampa Rd. #C, Palm Harbor. (727) 493-2588 www. timelessmd.com
Stopping Diabetes Can Begin with a Single Step Do you or a loved one have diabetes? Have you lost someone close to you to diabetes? If you or a loved one suffer from diabetes, or if you’ve lost someone close due to the disease, you know just how important it is to take strides to stop diabetes. “Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes” is the American Diabetes Association’s signature fundraising walk and every year, thousands of families touched by diabetes and members of nationwide business communities pledge their support to the event. More than $20 million a year is raised through the walk to support the association’s mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Step Out is a great way to show support for the nearly 26 million children and adults in the U.S with diabetes and the 79 million more who are at risk. Every 17 seconds, someone new is diagnosed with diabetes. People with diabetes can choose to walk as a Red Strider. A Red Strider is someone who has diabetes — ©bigstockphoto.com type 1, type 2 or gestational — who can proudly walk as an individual or create a team and walk with friends, family and co-workers. Jeffrey Lisitza is one of the many walkers who will be stepping out as a Red Strider this year. Lisitza was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes more than 20 years ago. With a concentrated effort to improve his health, he since has lost more than 100 pounds. “This year, once again, I’ve joined the fight to stop diabetes by participating in the Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes,” says Lisitza. “I am honored be a Red Strider to help motivate others liv-
ing with this challenging disease.” The purpose of the Red Strider program is to support everyone who lives with diabetes and to show the courage it takes to live with this disease. “The day of the walk is really a time to celebrate all of the accomplishments of the teams and individual participants, as well as a great opportunity to promote awareness about diabetes,” adds Lisitza. The many benefits of walking, for those with and without diabetes, include: • Burning calories. By walking just an extra five minutes a day you can burn an additional 24 calories per workout. That may not seem like much, but over the course of one year it adds up to a total of 8,760 additional calories burned. • Improving blood fats. Exercise can raise good cholesterol and lower bad cholesterol and triglycerides. These changes are heart healthy. • Relieving stress. Work out or walk off daily stress. • Improving blood glucose management. Activity makes your body more sensitive to the insulin you make. Activity also burns glucose. Both actions lower blood glucose. There are 135 Step Out events around the country, so chances are there’s a walk close to you. By walking in a Step Out event in your area, you are joining the American Diabetes Association’s movement to stop diabetes and helping to change the future of diabetes. For more information or to register for a Step Out event in your community, visit www.diabetes.org/stepout or call (888) DIABETES, which is (888) 342-2383.
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Spencers: Theatre of Illusion
Carrollwood Players Jan. 6-28
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Unger and Madison are at it again. Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon’s hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constanzuela brothers. But the hilarity remains the same. ±i±Carrollwood Players is located at 4333-5 Gunn Highway, Tampa. For more information, visit www.carrollwoodplayers.org or call (813) 265-4000.
Breathtaking illusions, dazzling special effects, drama, comedy, danger, magnificent set design: this is not your father’s magic show! “Modern day Houdinis” Kevin and Cindy Spencer, International Magicians of the Year and six times Performing Arts Entertainers of the Year, have created a high-tech wonder that is one of the largest touring illusion productions today. Artistry and theater converge, intellect and amazement collide, as this engaging duo offers an unforgettable theatrical experience. Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com or call (727) 791-7400.
Once In a Lifetime
Asolo Reperatory Theatre Jan. 4 to Feb. 29 Three down-and-out vaudeville performers abandon their struggling act in New York and head to Hollywood, hoping to make it big. Their ticket to fortune: teaching silent movie stars with terrible voices how to speak and articulate with the onset of the talkies. It’s a brilliant scheme, so what could possibly go wrong? Only everything! Considered one of the best collaborations by Broadway luminaries Kaufman and Hart, this hilarious screwball spoof melds the worlds of theatre and film in brilliant style and became the basis of the film Singin’ in the Rain. ±i±Asolo Reperatory Theatre is located at 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. For more information, visit asolo.org or call (800) 361-8388. Passengers
Venue Actor Studio Jan. 12-29 Four actors portray at least 17 of the zany and diverse characters you might encounter at the ticket counter on your travels. Venue Actor Studio is located at 9125 U.S. 19 N, Pinellas Park. For more information, visit www.venueactorstudio.org or call (727) 822-6194. Sauce Boss Bill Wharton
Largo Cultural Center Jan. 6 Bill Wharton, “The Sauce Boss” mixes his own spicy Florida Blues and hot sauce right into the gumbo on stage and at the end of the show, everyone eats for free. Largo Cultural Center is located at 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. For more information, visit www.largoarts.com or call (727) 587-6751. Seven Guitars
American Stage Jan. 21 to Feb. 26 In the atmosphere of World War II, musician Floyd Barton dreams of the big time. But as August Wilson’s play begins, his wife and friends mourn Barton’s death. Seven Guitars explores the central mystery of what happened and who killed Barton. American Stage is located at 163 Third St. N, St. Petersburg. For more information, visit www.americanstage.org or call (727) 823-7529.
The 39 Steps
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts Jan. 12 to Feb. 5 Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theater. Packed with nonstop laughs, more than 150 eccentric characters, an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance. A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure. David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts is located at 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. For more information, visit www.tbpac.org or call (813) 2297827. The Andrew Lloyd Webber Songbook
Largo Cultural Center Jan. 28-29 A cast of Tampa Bay’s best performers sing the tunes from Broadway’s legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Accompanied by live musicians, the cast will sing and dance to notable tunes from The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and many more. Come and relive the magical musical theatre moments at this fundraiser for the Suncoast Performing Arts Foundation. Largo Cultural Center is located at 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.largoarts.com or call (727) 587-6751. The Kingston Trio
Largo Cultural Center Jan. 27 In 1957, The Kingston Trio emerged from San Francisco’s club scene to take the country by storm, bringing the rich tradition of American folk music into the mainstream for the first time. Now the Trio is bringing back all the great memories and making new ones. Hits include, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Tom Dooley and Goodnight Irene. Largo Cultural Center is located at 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.largoarts.com or call (727) 587-6751.
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Largo Cultural Center Jan. 22 Come see one of the defining vocal groups of the 60s and members of The Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The letter sweaters may only make a brief appearance at each Lettermen performance, but The Lettermen harmony is non-stop. From their first hit in 1961, The Way You Look Tonight, to Goin’ Out of My Head, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You, Hurt So Bad, the sound is undeniably Lettermen. Largo Cultural Center is located at 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.largoarts.com or call (727) 587-6751. The O’Jays
Mahaffey Theater Jan. 12 The O’Jays are living legends… American treasures. The term “living legend” is often overused and abused, but with The O’Jays, well, there’s little argument that the honorable tag truly applies. With their place in modern music secure, The O’Jays could have cruise-controlled to that comfy hammock on a sandy beach, umbrella-decorated drinks in hand. Why? 1) An ocean-wide body of work that spawned 24 Top Ten smashes and 59 total charted songs. 2) Incredibly energetic and dynamic liveshows. 3) Mad respect for their Olympian vocals. 4) Their social and political impact on generations and nations. Mahaffey Theater is located at 400 First St S, St. Petersburg. For more information, visit www.mahaffeytheater.com or call (727) 892-5798. The Return
Tarpon Springs Cultural Center Jan. 13-22 Originally produced in Greece, this play tells the story of a young man’s coming to terms with the loss of his father and his mother’s subsequent remarriage. What happens when the missing father returns after many years? Or does he? With many twists and turns, this play will entertain through to its final twisted conclusion. Tarpon Springs Cultural Center is located at 101 S Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs. For more information, visit www.tarponarts.org or call (727) 942-5605. Tim Conway and Friends
Ruth Eckerd Hall Jan. 21 Tim Conway, Chuck McCann and Louise DuArt will keep you laughing as they re-create classic sketches including The Dentist, Dorf and many more from The Carol Burnett Show. What’s your favorite episode? The inimitable, unpredictable, irrepressible and hilarious multi-Emmy®-winning Conway, voice artist and then some McCann
and comedic impressionist DuArt combine to form a trio you won’t soon forget. Prepare for an evening of side-splitting fun! Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com or call (727) 791-7400. Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel
Henry B. Plant Museum Sundays Theatrical, single-character vignettes bring turn-of-the-century hotel staff members and guests to life. The rotating list of characters includes Maggie Stroud (1920 Laundress), Arthur Schleman (1895 Hunting and Fishing Guide), Otis Freedman (1905 Head Waiter), Edith Roosevelt (1901 First Lady), Henry A. Dobson (1898 Spanish-American War Soldier) and Richard Harding Davis (1898 war correspondent/novelist). Henry B. Plant Museum is located at 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. For more information, visit www.plantmuseum.com or call (813) 254-1891. Willie Nelson
Ruth Eckerd Hall Feb. 2 With a six-decade career and 200 plus albums, this iconic Texan is the creative genius behind the historic recordings of Crazy, Red Headed Stranger and Stardust. He has earned every conceivable award as a musician and amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor and activist. In 2009, his album releases included Naked Willie, Willie and the Wheel and the critically acclaimed American Classic. Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. For more information, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com or call (727) 791-7400. Yentl
Asolo Reperatory Theatre Jan. 18 to April 26 “Sometimes the truth is hidden in such a way that the harder you look for it, the harder it is to find.” In 19th Century Eastern Europe, options for young women are few and education is forbidden. But Yentl has been able to secretly pursue her studies, which are her life’s passion, under the tutelage of her father. After he dies, her only hope of achieving her dreams is to disguise herself as a boy. When she falls in love, Yentl must decide whether or not to reveal the truth. For everyone who has wanted to do something and was told they couldn’t and for everyone who has loved the wrong person for the right reason, this beautifully written play, filled with fresh, contemporary music, resonates with pure magic. Asolo Reperatory Theatre is located at 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. For more information, visit asolo.org or call (800) 361-8388.
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Health Roundup
St. Michael’s Eye & Laser Institute of Largo Now Offers Breakthrough Cataract Procedure
There are no other eyes like yours. And there is no other cataract procedure like customized laser cataract surgery for your eyes. St. Michael’s Eye & Laser Institute of Largo is pleased to be the first and only practice in Central Florida now performing Alcon’s LenSx® laser, a bladeless, computer-controlled laser that allows us to plan and perform your surgery to exacting, individualized specifications not attainable with other surgical methods.
Open: M-F 8am to 4pm EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
By adding computer control to key steps of cataract surgery, the LenSx® laser helps ensure the highest-precision surgical incisions. The LenSx® laser is unquestionably the most technologically advanced option for cataract patients. With the impressive technological advancements that are made daily to improve our lives and restore our good health it is difficult to imagine that cataract surgery has been performed the same way for years – until now! The cloudy and distorted vision cause by cataracts can now be restored with a quick, bladeless surgery. By using the first FDA approved femtosecond cataract laser for the eye, Dr. John Michaelos is able to provide better lens positioning of the replacement lens implant and provide a more gentle surgery. These technologies allow three of the most important parts of cataract surgery (the anterior capsulotomy, corneal incisions, and lens fragmentation) to be accomplished safely and accurately before the patient even enters the operating room. The LenSx laser is an advanced, precision-based technology that
operates with unmatched accuracy and computer control, allowing the surgeon to customize your Lifestyle Lens cataract procedure to your unique vision needs. The LenSx laser, in conjunction with one of their Lifestyle Lens cataract procedure options, offers the most technologically advanced procedure for cataract patients. To learn more about this exciting new procedure, please visit www. stmichaelseye.net or call 1-727-5852200. Dr. Michaelos started his practice in Largo and brought with him the skills needed for new technologies that were available for laser vision correct ion, improved te c hniq ue s for cataract surgery and new cosmetic procedures. He continues to keep up to date with the latest technology through continuing education. Dr. Michaelos was one of the first ten physicians in Florida to implant the Multi-Focal lens, known as ReStor, making him one of the most experienced in the area. St. Michael’s Eye and Laser is the only center in North Florida to be honored as an Alcon Center of Excellence. His specialties include: General Ophthalmology, Refractive Lensectomy, Corneal Transplants, Cataract & Lens Exchange Surgeries and Cosmetic Procedures.
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Senior Voice Recipe Challenge As people who have had a few years practice at cooking and eating…Tampa Bay’s Boomer and Senior crowd really can cook! Have you submitted your favorite recipe yet? You could be our next WINNER!
This Month’s Recipe Challenge will be helping us all! For January its Salad’s as the Main Course! It’s that time of year… time when all those cookies, eggnog and holiday party food we ate, make our clothes feel just a tad on the tight side. For us at Senior Voice America, after several months of the Recipe Challenge we really need to concentrate on our New Year’s Resolution… to lose those extra pounds. In fact Evan Gold, the host of our radio show is on a mission to lose 20 unwanted pounds. (Next time you call into the show ask him how he’s doing with that or drop him a note) So breakout the recipe box or the computer files for your favorite salad, and share it with your friends at Senior Voice America.
Great food is a thing of beauty. And the best recipe in the world is one you get to share! So send in your favorite recipe you know will make the world a better place. Our staff will prepare them in the Senior Voice America kitchen and select the top two and announce the winners in the February issue. Each winner will receive two vouchers for tickets to a Florida Orchestra performance of their choice, and have their recipe published in the February issue in time for others to enjoy this winter.
December’s “Soup or Chili” Recipe Challenge Winners! Congratulations to our recipe challenge Winners. This was a tough one! Thanks to everyone that submitted great Soup and Chili recipes. I’m afraid we didn’t think about how much weight we might gain when we said we’d cook and eat the recipes you submitted… but boy is it worth it. Tampa Bay Seniors really know how to cook! Of note the Lobster Bisque is a rich hearty soup and could be used as a main course or use just a ladle full for a great appetizer, but be prepared… our tasters all wanted seconds! Our two winners are each receiving two vouchers for the Florida Orchestra performance of their choice.
Carmella’s Pasta Fojiol
Lobster Bisque
Submitted by Lil Cromer of Belleair, FL Ingredients: 1 ham bone 1 clove garlic 1 cup chopped celery 1 can diced tomatoes 5 cans navy beans 8 oz. Fettuccini cut into 1 inch strips (May with substitute elbow macaroni) Salt and pepper to taste
Submitted by Debbie Harris, Odessa FL Ingredients: 1lb of cooked Lobster tail or claw meat ¼ c. butter ¼ c. flour 2 c. chicken stock 2c. half and half cream 2 beaten egg yolks 1 16 to 20oz, can pumpkin Salt and pepper to taste
Directions: Place ham bone in large soup pot and cover with water. Add next four ingredients and cook for three to four hours. Met should fall off the bone. Dice ham into small pieces and discard the bone. Add pasta one hour prior to serving.
Directions: Melt butter in large soup pan. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth. Slowly add chicken stock stirring constantly until well blended and cook until thick and smooth. Add beaten egg to cream and add to mixture, again stirring until smooth. Add ½ of can of pumpkin stirring well to blend. Then continue with remaining pumpkin. Salt and pepper to taste. Add lobster meat and cook on low until ready to serve stirring as needed. A simple and less expensive version can be accomplished using peeled and deveined shrimp cunt in half lengthwise. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Send your recipe to: Senior Gourmet, PO Box 270 Lutz, FL 33559 Recipe will not be returned. There will be two monthly Senior Voice Recipe Challenge winners. Winning prizes are subject to change. Senior Voice America, Inc., reserves the right to reprint the recipe without compensation to the individual submitter. Submission of the recipe signifies you are the owner of the recipe and that it is not copyright protected and gives Senior Voice America, Inc., permission to reprint.
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Senior to Senior Woman Seeking Man LADY S B W 56, 5’4, 145lbs Seeks loving and faithful man 56-64 for LTR. No games please. Riverview (813) 850-1080. I am a W WD NS SD Active 75 years young with a SOH. I enjoy movies, beaches, trips, plays ect..Do you? Seminole (727) 393-3136. W F WD NS ND 69 Honest European lady SOH enjoys life. ISO sincere gentleman for friendship. Tampa (813) 994-3238. Looking for a friend and maybe more. I am 5’3, 120lbs. I like a nice man to go out to eat with, playcards ect.. Holiday (727) 395-4969.
ISO political conservative male 65+ with SOH and ready for a commitment. Largo (727)474-7119. S C NS, ND Slim lady ISO computer or dancing expert. Must be NS, ND, SOH 57-62 LTR working, business or professional S M good temper, good looking. Dunedin. After 9pm (727) 4887420. B F 70ish Humorous, inhibited, down to earth Pentecostal. Love life, enjoy life, work part time. Wants to meet 68-74 B man of culture. Tampa (813) 506-7531. Will share the journey! WD, NS, ND, W, C, lively 70’s, integrity. Palm Harbor (727) 772-7736.
83, 5’1, 120lbs, Looking for a down to earth gentleman between 75-85. I like eating out, slow dancing and quiet evenings. Call for more info. Holiday (727) 935-4969.
WD W NS ND F 68, 150lbs, ISO Caring gentleman Zephyrhills area for LTR age compatable. No games. After 6pm please. Zephyrhills (813) 3958221.
W F, ND, NS 60 ISO A true, honest gentleman for dating or just company. Enjoy life be happy with one woman. If that’s you call me. Tampa (813) 802-5640.
D F 78 Wants a LTR with a nice W gentleman. I like the simple things in life. I am a C. St.Petersburg (727) 343-9477.
Nice, single, loving, Filipina 5’3, 126lbs. Honest, kind hearted, educated, caring and no vices. Likes good music, sightseeing, church, nature, and long walks. Tampa (813) 888-6732. Retired Asian nurse 77, 145lbs, NS, ND, SOH, loves dancing, traveling, cooking, music, financially stable. ISO NS, ND, SOH, LTR, professional, financially secure. Pinellas Park (727) 541-7035.
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W M D 65, wants to start playing golf NS SD ISO F with SOH. I am 6’ 215lbs. Ruskin (856) 447-4302. D W NS ND C 85 But very active. I fish, hunt, go yard saling. I am looking for a country girl who will like my dog. Zephryhill (813) 395-5183. Handsome, single, slim, retired W M professional seeking female conversation, dating, traveling and dinning out. Mt. Dora (352) 7356125.
S B Born again C W looking for S B born again C M for talks, dating, possible LTR and marriage. Clearwater (727) 488-9821.
D Italian with lots of love to give. Will respect you for life. I am honest. Age & looks not important honesty is. Financially secure is a plus. St. Pete (727) 215-7701.
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SWM, 55, NS, ND, SOH, 5’10 190 lbs with green eyes, trim beard and mustache. Seeking slim, intelligent, affectionate, stable, SF, homebody type, who cooks and enjoys music, movies, sports, eating out and wants LTR. I’m up late. Pinellas only. (727) 492-8164.
I’m looking for you. If D W M 55 Seeking W F for passionate LTR and life. I’m 5’8, 175lbs, athletic built, long blond hair, blue eyes, love adventure and intimacy. If you are the same call. St. Pete (727) 564-0488. S W M 65 Former beauty salon worker,wild dancer seeking S W F tall, slim, feminine, likes heels and jeans, energetic creature for stimulating, romantic LTR. Clearwater (727) 331-0700. S B M 56 NS, ISO A nice lady who likes to have fun. I am romantic. I like candlelight dinners, walks on the beach and more. Tampa (813) 732-1055. I would like a lady in her 60’s and retired who likes movies, yard sales, flea markets. Must have a car St. Petersburg (727) 521-1362. S W M NS 63 6’ A few extra pounds, looking for a nice lady to spend time with. LTR. All kinds of music, beach, parks, flea market, garage sales Largo (727) 365-2008.
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W D M 70’s SOH 5’9, 180lbs, Neat. Compassionate. Likes cards, dancing, scrabble, dinner cruises and more for the right lady. Largo (727) 479-2232. I’m looking for you. If you are a triple S women, w/f or Latina 60+, height weight proportioned willing to commit, love and all that is good in life. Call me for details. I’m open 24/7 YES (727) 992-2342. S D W I’m a good honest man. 68, retired military. I am looking for retired military lady to travel space with. Clearwater (727) 238-3990.
S W C M, 78, 5’6, 173lbs desires meeting S W F, 75 or younger. I like beaches, day trips, dancing and bluegrass music. Largo (727) 525-8585. I am 64, Male, tall, East Indian. Seeking a soulmate. White, petite, attractive, spiritual into yoga, around 60-69 yrs young LTR. St. Petersburg (727) 623-9532. Friend to Friend Retired, licensed massage therapist ISO same M or F to trade treatment on regular basis. Largo (727) 698-4268. Male 85 ND NS Looking for M or F to travel with and see our USA. I have a R.V 5th wheel to travel. I also like to cruise. (727) 726-6844.
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