It is a new month – a
month of changes with daylight savings time starting on Sunday; the first day
of spring on the 20th and Easter Sunday ending the month on the 31st.
But March is also Nutritional Health Month in your Passport to Happiness
Calendar. There you will find tips and suggestions about eating well such as when
filling your plate, one half should be fruits and vegetables, one fourth lean
protein (less than three grams of fat per serving) and the remaining quarter
whole grains such as whole wheat, brown rice or quinoa. (I had
never heard of Quinoa - pronounced "KEEN-wah - but it is a favorite for many folks
because it only takes 10 to 15 minutes to cook; tastes great by itself; has the highest protein content of all
the whole grains, and is a gluten and cholesterol free. But if
you are still not sure, just for you, I will try it and report back next week.)
You can
learn more about the benefits of healthy nutrition at this month’s Passport to
Happiness event at the Center on Wednesday March 20th from 3:00 –
4:30. And if you don’t have a Calendar yet, there are still a few left at the
Center.
My wife tells me you
need to hear something seven times before you remember it. (I wonder why she’s
telling me!) But with that in mind, the iPad and Kindle User’s Groups meet tomorrow,
the first Wednesday of the month: iPad users at 1:00 and Kindle users at 2:00.
And on the 12th,
the first Creative Arts class, an Introduction to Watercolors, will meet at the
Center. Last week, I pointed out the value of finding your inner artist and
this class will be a great place to start the search. The Creative Art classes
will be held every second and fourth Tuesdays in March, April and May from 1:00
– 2:00. Supplies are provided and the cost is only $2.00. It would be helpful
if you called the Center to sign up, but if you are a last minute
procrastinator, come anyway - we will make room.
If you feel your breathing
difficulties are in charge of you, the Pulmonary Rehab Program at Water’s Edge can
put you back in charge of your breathing. Susan Benedict, the Pulmonary Rehab
Coordinator at Water’s Edge, spoke at last week’s Tuesday lecture about the
benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation: a 10-week program that consists of
physical conditioning, education on all aspects of lung disease and stress
management. With a team of health professionals, you can improve your breathing
and your peace of mind. If you have a been diagnosed with a chronic lung disorder,
or experienced shortness of breath that compromises your lifestyle and want to
learn more about lung disease and ways to breathe easier, talk to your health
care provider or call Water’s Edge.
It’s been a while since
I have tested your mental skills - or as the literary detective Hercule Poirot
calls them - your “grey cells”. So see
if you can read the following announcement for Tuesday Night Music at the
Center.
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plying tnght t th Cntr s “The Strwbrry Mntn Bnd”. Nd nxt Tsdy Mrtn nd Frnds wll
pt thr bst ft frwrd. Msc bgns t 7:00, vryn s wlcm nd dntns r lwys pprctd.
Motown
was the recording company that charted110 top ten hits from 1961 – 1971 with their roster of stars
including The Four Tops, The Supremes and The Miracles. (And the winner of five
quilt raffle tickets is Alex Currie.)
But enough
of TV and pop music, it is time to remember one of the greats of professional
basketball during the 50’s and 60’s. Who played point guard for the Boston
Celtics from 1950 to 1963, won the NBA MVP in 1957 and teamed with center Bull
Russell to lead the Celtics to five straight NBA titles from 1959 – 1963. E-mail your answer to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, call 541-296-4788 or send it with the #14
jersey that is currently hanging in the rafters of the Boston Gardens.
Well, it’s been another
week, trying not to answer questions when I don’t know the answers. Until we
meet again, keep your eyes open and your feet moving.
"I like nonsense; it
wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It’s a
way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I
do, and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities."—Theodore "Dr.
Seuss" Geisel
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