{"id":1856,"date":"2017-09-19T09:26:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T13:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?page_id=1856"},"modified":"2023-01-25T15:07:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T20:07:35","slug":"pepper-evans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/voicesviews\/blog\/pepper-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"Pepper Evans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7189 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-113x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"1857\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-113x150.png 113w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-225x300.png 225w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-100x133.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-150x200.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-200x267.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-300x400.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-450x600.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-600x800.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1-108x144.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-5699-1.png 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><span class=\"il\">Pepper<\/span> Evans works as an independent-living consultant, helping older adults age in place. She is the empty-nest mother of two adult daughters and has extensive personal and professional experience as a caregiver. She has worked as a researcher and editor for authors and filmmakers. She puts her time and resources to use in the nonprofit sector and serves on the Board of Education in Lawrence Township, NJ.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/how-much-protein-is-in-this-toothpaste\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protein-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/how-much-protein-is-in-this-toothpaste\/\">How Much Protein Is in This Toothpaste?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 20, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Lately, I\u2019ve been paying more attention to protein. It feels like it\u2019s everywhere\u2014from cereal to pasta to coffee creamers\u2014but beyond the marketing, there\u2019s a real shift in nutrition advice, especially for those of us getting older. Experts now recommend more<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/how-much-protein-is-in-this-toothpaste\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How Much Protein Is in This Toothpaste?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/11\/a-silent-killer-in-my-family\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-300x228.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-300x228.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-1024x778.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-150x114.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-768x584.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-1536x1167.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-2048x1556.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-100x76.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-200x152.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-450x342.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-600x456.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-900x684.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ad37228cc1f5ee9ce7bb9d8deeb1046275acf1d-6000x4560-1-108x82.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/11\/a-silent-killer-in-my-family\/\">A Silent Killer in My Family<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 21, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">At my annual physical, I brought a list of concerns, feeling uneasy after learning that three of my siblings have high Lp(a), a form of cholesterol that increases the risk of heart and vascular disease. \u201cI think I should get<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/11\/a-silent-killer-in-my-family\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Silent Killer in My Family<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/sign-me-up\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vjWgCAK-300x245.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vjWgCAK-300x245.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vjWgCAK-150x123.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vjWgCAK-100x82.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vjWgCAK-200x164.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vjWgCAK-450x368.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vjWgCAK-600x491.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vjWgCAK-108x88.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vjWgCAK.png 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/sign-me-up\/\">Sign Me Up!<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 25, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I have a sticker on my laptop that says, \u201cBrave Enough to be Bad at Something New.\u201d When asked about it, I admit that learning something new is harder for me now that I\u2019m older, but I am committed to<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/sign-me-up\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sign Me Up!<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/living-to-102\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-300x161.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-300x161.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-150x81.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-768x413.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-100x54.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-200x108.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-450x242.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-600x323.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-900x484.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB-108x58.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bug-Out-Bag-Builder-Have-These-End-of-Life-Documents-Before-an-Emergency-FB.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/living-to-102\/\">Living to 102<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 16, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The end of June brought the 102nd birthday of a client-turned-friend who\u2019s been in my life for about five years. I met Veronica through an accountant who hired me to work with some of his older clients, for whom he<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/living-to-102\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Living to 102<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/08\/using-artificial-intelligence-who-me\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2-300x200.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2-150x100.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2-768x512.png 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2-100x67.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2-200x133.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2-450x300.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2-600x400.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2-108x72.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-2.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/08\/using-artificial-intelligence-who-me\/\">Using Artificial Intelligence \u2013 Who, Me?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 26, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Anyone connected to the outside world has heard of artificial intelligence (AI). You don\u2019t need to understand how it works to use it\u2014in fact, you\u2019re probably already using it.&nbsp; AI is a computer system that can perform tasks typically requiring<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/08\/using-artificial-intelligence-who-me\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Using Artificial Intelligence \u2013 Who, Me?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/after-the-fall-a-new-chapter-not-the-end\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ylona-maria-rybka-Muy1MbTELcA-unsplash-108x72.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/after-the-fall-a-new-chapter-not-the-end\/\">After the Fall: A New Chapter, Not the End<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 7, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I never thought something as simple as walking around in my house could change life so much. It happened quickly\u2014one misstep, a slip, then a blur of motion and sound. The thud was loud, but the silence afterward was louder.<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/after-the-fall-a-new-chapter-not-the-end\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">After the Fall: A New Chapter, Not the End<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/tough-break\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000_F_288566368_xsjXnWYMVq08ARNKvq9VXPgCSquRwXqj.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/tough-break\/\">Tough Break<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 9, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My long-time friend of over three decades is an avid exerciser and has been as long as I have known her. She has a gym membership (maybe two) and attends classes daily. Her reasoning was not to look good in<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/tough-break\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tough Break<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/grief-retreats-for-older-adults-a-path-to-healing-and-connection\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ-450x450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AGW13Sue-Brink-WEB2SQ.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/grief-retreats-for-older-adults-a-path-to-healing-and-connection\/\">Grief Retreats for Older Adults: A Path to Healing and Connection<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 15, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When my husband died almost 20 years ago, my daughters were only 7 and 9. The younger one had a more difficult time processing her grief and the changes to our family routines. A guidance counselor gave me a brochure<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/grief-retreats-for-older-adults-a-path-to-healing-and-connection\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Grief Retreats for Older Adults: A Path to Healing and Connection<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/reflecting-on-milestone-birthdays\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/s-l400-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/s-l400-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/s-l400-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/s-l400-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/s-l400-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/s-l400-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/s-l400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/reflecting-on-milestone-birthdays\/\">Reflecting on Milestone Birthdays<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My friend dreaded turning 60 on a recent weekend, but to her surprise, her husband and their young adult daughters threw a party with \u201cTeam Michelle\u201d T-shirts and a lot of fanfare. She hadn\u2019t let on that this was the<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/reflecting-on-milestone-birthdays\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reflecting on Milestone Birthdays<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/todays-phone-etiquette\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200-108x81.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s-l1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/todays-phone-etiquette\/\">Today\u2019s Phone Etiquette<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 9, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I remember the excitement of the telephone ringing in my family home in the 1960s. The call might not be for me but for my parents or a sibling, which would be a letdown to a preteen. Phone calls were<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/todays-phone-etiquette\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Today\u2019s Phone Etiquette<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/12\/books-to-give-or-keep-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-175x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-175x300.jpg 175w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-88x150.jpg 88w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-598x1024.jpg 598w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-100x171.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-150x257.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-200x343.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-300x514.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-450x771.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-600x1028.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-108x185.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/12\/books-to-give-or-keep-2024\/\">Books to Give or Keep, 2024<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 11, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Silver Century regularly recommends books\u2014fiction, nonfiction, memoirs\u2014that reflect our mission by portraying aging positively or by offering insights from thought leaders in the field of aging. Here are some of our favorites for holiday giving or to save for the<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/12\/books-to-give-or-keep-2024\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Books to Give or Keep, 2024<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/11\/nailed-it\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-179x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-179x300.jpg 179w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-611x1024.jpg 611w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-90x150.jpg 90w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-100x168.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-150x251.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-200x335.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-300x503.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-450x754.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-600x1005.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1-108x181.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tmfa9xngy2jb1.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/11\/nailed-it\/\">Nailed It!\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 13, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When my doctor took me by the hand, I expected a comment about my age spots or cat scratches, but no. He was looking for signs of illness and explained that fingernails offer valuable insights into our overall health. A<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/11\/nailed-it\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nailed It!\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/04\/what-size-is-your-pill-case\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-300x299.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-768x766.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-450x449.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-600x599.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-900x898.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41MMk21rdCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/04\/what-size-is-your-pill-case\/\">What Size Is Your Pill Case?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 9, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I have been committed to leading a healthier lifestyle, which has led me to purchase smaller clothes. However, I did buy my weekly pill case in a larger size, as the cubbies that held my daily vitamins no longer accommodate<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/04\/what-size-is-your-pill-case\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What Size Is Your Pill Case?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/01\/canceling-christmas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-150x200.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-200x267.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3-108x144.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fpostermediumwall_textureproduct750x1000.u3.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/01\/canceling-christmas\/\">Canceling Christmas<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 4, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I freely admit I\u2019m a Scrooge. I simply do not like Christmas. Over the years, as a widow, everything fell to me to make a memorable holiday for my girls, and I don\u2019t have Rockwellian memories of my own childhood<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/01\/canceling-christmas\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Canceling Christmas<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/12\/books-to-give-or-keep-2023\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-175x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-175x300.jpg 175w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-88x150.jpg 88w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-598x1024.jpg 598w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-100x171.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-150x257.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-200x343.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-300x514.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-450x771.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-600x1028.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks-108x185.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/penguinbooks.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/12\/books-to-give-or-keep-2023\/\">Books to Give or Keep, 2023<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 1, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Silver Century regularly recommends books\u2014fiction, nonfiction, memoirs\u2014that reflect our mission by portraying aging positively or by offering insights from thought leaders in the field of aging. Here are some of our favorites for holiday giving or to save for the<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/12\/books-to-give-or-keep-2023\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Books to Give or Keep, 2023<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/10\/name-that-tune\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/foto_tony_bennett_01-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/foto_tony_bennett_01-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/foto_tony_bennett_01-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/foto_tony_bennett_01-150x225.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/foto_tony_bennett_01-300x451.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/foto_tony_bennett_01-108x162.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/foto_tony_bennett_01.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/10\/name-that-tune\/\">Name That Tune<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In my 20s, I worked in what we now call the \u201chospitality\u201d business. I was a cocktail waitress for a time. One establishment had weekend entertainment: a jazz trio with a vocalist. They performed music from the Great American Songbook:<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/10\/name-that-tune\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Name That Tune<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/09\/weight-loss-is-a-journey\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/181417715-weight-scales-icon-in-trendy-design-vector-eps-10-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/181417715-weight-scales-icon-in-trendy-design-vector-eps-10-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/181417715-weight-scales-icon-in-trendy-design-vector-eps-10-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/181417715-weight-scales-icon-in-trendy-design-vector-eps-10-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/181417715-weight-scales-icon-in-trendy-design-vector-eps-10-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/181417715-weight-scales-icon-in-trendy-design-vector-eps-10-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/181417715-weight-scales-icon-in-trendy-design-vector-eps-10.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/09\/weight-loss-is-a-journey\/\">Weight Loss Is a Journey<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 21, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Let\u2019s face it \u2014 losing weight is hard. As a lifelong dieter, I can attest it\u2019s hard at any age, but weight loss as an older adult is extraordinarily challenging. According to the CDC, 41.5 percent of adults aged 60<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/09\/weight-loss-is-a-journey\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Weight Loss Is a Journey<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/08\/when-are-you-going-to-retire\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Retirement-300x298.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Retirement-300x298.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Retirement-150x149.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Retirement-100x99.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Retirement-200x199.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Retirement-108x107.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Retirement.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/08\/when-are-you-going-to-retire\/\">When Are You Going to Retire?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 21, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I was recently asked about my retirement plans: Are you still working? When will you retire? This type of question is often an innocuous conversation starter, but it could be a conversation ender if asked of someone unprepared for the<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/08\/when-are-you-going-to-retire\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When Are You Going to Retire?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/06\/watch-your-step\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-450x450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-900x900.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/heel-thumb.jpg 1006w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/06\/watch-your-step\/\">Watch Your Step<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 14, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Recently, Senator Mitch McConnell, 81, tripped and fell in the Washington, DC, Waldorf Astoria, putting falls back in the headlines. McConnell was left with a concussion and a broken rib, and he will need rehab before returning to work. It\u2019s<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/06\/watch-your-step\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Watch Your Step<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/05\/hair-today-gone-tomorrow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-1256307836-612x612-1-300x238.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-1256307836-612x612-1-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-1256307836-612x612-1-150x119.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-1256307836-612x612-1-100x79.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-1256307836-612x612-1-200x159.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-1256307836-612x612-1-450x357.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-1256307836-612x612-1-600x476.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-1256307836-612x612-1-108x86.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-1256307836-612x612-1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/05\/hair-today-gone-tomorrow\/\">Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 23, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Pepper Evans<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The change was subtle enough that I didn\u2019t notice it at first. My hair scrunchies were slipping off my ponytail, and I began to see more hair in the drain after a shower and in my brush. Next, I look<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/05\/hair-today-gone-tomorrow\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><\/ul><nav class=\"display-posts-pagination\" role=\"navigation\"><h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Navigation<\/h2><div class=\"nav-links\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1856\/?dps_paged=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1856\/?dps_paged=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1856\/?dps_paged=6\">6<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1856\/?dps_paged=2\">Next<\/a><\/div><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pepper Evans works as an independent-living consultant, helping older adults age in place. 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