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June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month Today, an estimated 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease.

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging individuals to take ten steps to promote good brain health for optimum aging.

“Being proactive about your brain health is something that individuals of all ages should do,” said Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., AFA’s President and CEO. “While we work toward a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, there are steps people can take right now to help reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other dementiarelated illnesses.”

To reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias, do the following: Eat Well. Adopt a low-fat diet rich in fruits and veggies. Limit intake of red meats, fried and processed foods, salt and sugar. In general, foods that are “heart healthy” are also “brain healthy.”

Stay Active. Physical activity increases blood flow to the brain and can also help improve mood and overall wellbeing. Brisk walking benefits brain health, while aerobics can boost your endurance; weight training builds strength and flexibility.

Learn New Things. Learn a new language, take a cooking class, or try a new sport or game. Even something as simple as brushing your teeth with your nondominant hand stimulates the brain by forcing it to think outside of its routine.

Get Enough Sleep. Getting a good, consistent sleep every night is vital; at least seven to nine hours is ideal. Insomnia or sleep apnea can have serious physical effects and negatively affect memory and thinking.

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Stop Smoking and Limit Alcohol. Smoking can increase the risk of serious illnesses, while too much alcohol can affect memory, impair judgment and present safety issues.

Stay Connected.

Social interaction and maintaining an active social life are essential for brain health, cognitive stimulation and mood. Share a meal with friends and family, play board games, or hang out. Engage in your community.

Know Your Blood Pressure. Blood pressure can impact your cognitive functioning. Check it regularly.

See your doctor. Maintain regular checkups. Health screenings are vital to managing chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity, all of which can impact brain health. Speak openly with your physician about any concerns or questions you have about your health.

Get a Memory Screening. Our brains need regular checkups, just as other parts of our bodies do. A memory screening is a quick, easy, non-invasive exam for our minds. Talk to your doctor about getting a screening as part of your annual wellness exam or call AFA at (866) 232-8484.

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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY A Salute to Our Fathers and the Guys Taken Too Soon

Sarasota Edition Published monthly by Lifestyles After 50 Volume 30, Issue 6 Publisher Ed Graves Ed.Graves@lifestylesafter50.com Editor Terri Bryce Reeves Terri.Reeves@lifestylesafter50.com Website Coordinator Allie Shaw Allie. Shaw@lifestylesafter50.com Distribution Nancy Spencer Nancy.Spencer@lifestylesafter50.com Questions/Customer Service 813-653-1988 • 1-888-670-0040 Press Releases Editor@lifestylesafter50.com

Flight Officer Robert W. Heyn of Toledo, Ohio

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y first summer job was working as a soda jerk at my parents’ pharmacy, Orchard Drugs, in Toledo, Ohio. I was 14 and that summer, the fountain actually lost money.

Apparently, I was way too generous with the syrup, ice cream, nuts and other toppings. Ah, but it kept me out of trouble, my parents reasoned, and I made good tips.

I also made many friends, including one delightful woman who came in occasionally. She never told me her name or that she knew my folks, but after I went back to school in the fall, she called my mother to tell her what great manners I had, such as when I said, “It’s my pleasure.”

As I would learn, she was the mother of a young serviceman, Flight Officer Robert Warren Heyn, who was killed in World War II. He was a member of a bomber group stationed in England; the plane he was navigating, the Flying Fortress, was shot down in combat over France. My mother, to whom he was engaged, had a nightmare premonition of his burning plane tumbling from the sky a couple of nights before it happened.

World War II was the deadliest military conflict in our history.

It is estimated that between 70- and 85-million people perished– about 3% of the world’s population in 1940.

I don’t know if Bob was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heyn, but I have wondered if the woman who befriended me that summer may have regarded me as the granddaughter that

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war stole away—and that fate would later return, if only for a brief period of time.

I would have liked to have known her better.

War may be a necessary evil on this planet, but the fact remains that it is a thief that not only takes away our children, but our children’s children as well. It robs us of our future family members and, along with that, our awaiting dreams, memories, reunions and celebrations. The survivors are left missing not only their loved ones but yearning for the ones who will never be.

On this Father’s Day, we honor our fathers, celebrate fatherhood and pay tribute to those men whose lives were taken too early in service to their nation. Many were never given the opportunity to become fathers, but they are remembered nevertheless.

We hope you enjoy our June edition featuring one of our favorite fathers and family men, Hugh Jackman. See you in July.

Terri Bryce Reeves Terri Bryce Reeves, Editor

Summer is not obligatory. We can start an infernally hard jigsaw puzzle in June with the knowledge that, if there are enough rainy days, we may just finish it by Labor Day, but if not, there’s no harm, no penalty. We may have better things to do. ~ Nancy Gibbs, former managing editor for Time magazine

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local events around town • June 2019 Event:

St. Armands Circle Craft Festival Date: June 8 & 9 Time: 10: a.m. – 4 p.m.

Cost: FREE Admission Place: Saint Armands Circle Address: 411 Saint Armands Circle, Sarasota 34236 Phone: See Website Website: allevents.in/sarasota/18thannual-st-armands-circlecraft-festival

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Livin’ in The USA, A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt June 15 8 P.M. $22

Place: Venice Theatre Address: 140 Tampa Ave W Venice 34285 Phone: 941-488-1115 Website: www.venicestage.com

Father’s Day Car Cruise-In June 16 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

FREE Admission Miromar Outlets

Downtown Venice Craft Festival Date: June 15 & 16 Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cost: FREE Admission Place: Downtown Venice Address: 220 Miami Ave W, Venice Phone: See Website Website: allevents.in/venice/27thannual-downtown-venice-craftfestival

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Cost: FREE Admission Place: Mixon Farms Address: 2525 27th Street East Bradenton 34208 Phone: 941-748-2829 Website: www.business.manatee chamber.com

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‘HUGH JACKMAN:

The Man. The Music. The Show.’

By RANDAL C. HILL

Photo Credit: Ben Watts

H

ugh Jackman has kicked off his 22-stop world concert tour, and with one big, shiny, two-anda-half-hour show planned in Tampa on July 5, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to pull back the curtain and take a closer look at one of today’s greatest showmen, his music, and his upcoming songand-dance revue.

The saucy Aussie, an Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-, Grammy- and Tony Award-winning headliner, will be performing hits from The Greatest Showman, Les Misérables, Broadway and film replete with a dance troupe and a live orchestra. Ladies, expect a flirty wink and a tight-pants wiggle now and then from the fun-loving guy. *** Hugh Michael Jackman was born on October 12, 1968, in Sydney, New South Wales. His English parents had migrated to Australia a year before Hugh’s birth. Jackman attended the all-boy Knox Grammar

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School in Sydney, where he excelled at rugby, Jackman’s star rose higher—much higher—when, cricket and high-jumping, and swam on the in 2000, he became Wolverine in the Marvel Comicsschool team. based X-Men films. From 2000 to 2017, he appeared Initially planning to become a chef, Jackman in nine of the hugely successful superhero movies. found himself bitten by the show-biz bug And after the blockbusters Les Misérables and The early on when he starred in a production, Greatest Showman, we hear The Greatest Showman 2 at age 16, of My Fair Lady. After high is in the works with a possible Christmas 2020 release. school graduation, Jackman entered Sydney’s *** University of Technology and earned a B. A. To relax when he’s home, Jackman meditates, degree in communications. During his senior practices yoga and noodles around on guitar, piano year, he took a drama course to fill in some and violin. (Is there anything this man can’t do— required credits; in doing so, he won the other than hold a job at a convenience store?) His lead in a production of Vaclav Havel’s dark philanthropic projects include Microcredit, which comedy The Memorandum. extends small loans to prospective entrepreneurs in By the close of that production, Jack- impoverished countries, and he advises the Global man knew that he had Poverty Project. In 2011, to make some imporhe launched the Laughing tant career decisions.

Man Coffee Company As he told Bravo’s Inin which all profits go to side the Actor’s Studio, educational programs, “It wasn’t until I was community development 22 that I ever thought and social entrepreneurs about my hobby bearound the world. ing something I could Of utmost importance make a living out of. to Hugh Jackman is his I’d always had an infamily, especially his terest in theater, but wife. “We’re really honest the idea at my school with each other; we talk Hugh Jackman and his wife was that drama and about everything,” he Deborra-Lee Furness music were to round said to British interviewer out the man; it wasn’t what one did for a liv- Scott Baumgartner in etonlone.com. “I think [in] ing. I got over that. I found the courage to relationships, you’ve got to be yourself, even the bits stand up and say, ‘I want to do it.’” you don’t love.”

But first would come a (very) brief foray November 30 is Furness’s birthday, and Jackman into the workday world. Jackman clerked at a local always tries to set aside that day each year to cook convenience store for six weeks before his manager her favorite ricotta pancakes and take her and their sacked him for spending too much time chatting with adopted children, Oscar and Ava, out for a day of the customers. surprises.

Jackman went on to attend the Western Australian No telling what he’ll have in store this year, but Academy of Performing Arts in Perth. On the night in last year Jackman posted this message on Instagram: 1994 that he earned his diploma, Jackman was offered “Happy Birthday to my smart, sassy, sexy bride. I love his first major role on a 10-part TV drama series called you with my entire heart.”

Correlli. That’s where he met—and began courting— film and TV actress Deborra-Lee Furness, 13 years IF YOU GO: his senior. They soon fell in love. After Furness Hugh Jackman: accepted his wedding proposal, Jackman designed The Man. The Music. The Show. an engagement ring that bore the Sanskrit inscription WHEN: “Om paramar mainamar”—“We dedicate our union to July 5, 7 p.m. a higher source.” They married in 1996 at a church in a WHERE: suburb of Melbourne.

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Happy Birthday to those born in June!

Good News Past Presidents Recognized

Meryl Streep 70 on June 22

Anderson Cooper 52 on June 3

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Liam Neeson 67 on June 7

June’s birthstone is: Pearl

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Johnny Depp 56 on June 9

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book Review

by KATHy MEGyERI

‘A Man Called Ove’

A Father’s Day Book to Read and Remember

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By Fredrik Backman, translated by Henning Koch, Washington Square Press, 2012, 352 pp.

he inside front cover of A Man Called Ove sums up this book dimmer switch, lay tile, plaster a wall, file their own taxes, and in two sentences: “At first glance, Ove is most certainly the don’t need to do much talking. Now he exists in a world that grumpiest man you ever met. Never trust first impressions.” is foreign to him—one filled with new technologies, friends The book, based on Swedish author Fredrik Backman’s best- he doesn’t care to entertain, and others he doesn’t understand. seller, is a sweet, sad and humorous yarn about a 59-year-old Then a young “foreign” couple with a couple of chatty kids curmudgeon who has basically given up on life. In 2105, it was moves in next door and accidentally drives over Ove’s mailmade into a Swedish film; now actor box while backing up their U-Haul.

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson The resulting relationship changes the are remaking the film with Hanks in course of the book and Ove’s life.

The book’s last chapters deliver the lead role. The American version I found Backman’s writing style— simple, repetitive and formatted in epis expected to be released in 2020. some unexpected emotional isodic structure—downright charming We’ve all known men like Ove— blows but still carry hope and sad and lonely widowers who are as illustrated in the following passage: grumpy, outspoken and opinionat“‘I miss you,’ he whispers. It’s been quiet joy. ed; the kind that follow strict rules, six months since she died. But Ove still inspects the whole house twice possess a short fuse, never smile or a day to feel the radiators and check strive for political correctness.

Retired from his railroad job of 43 years, Ove spends his that she hasn’t sneakily turned up the heating.” days visiting his wife’s grave and nitpicking at neighbors who The book’s last chapters deliver some unexpected emotional don’t follow the association rules—even though he is the oust- blows but still carry hope and quiet joy. Backman’s stirring ed president of his condominium association. narrative about the importance of the human connection will Ove has tried to commit suicide on more than one occasion. leave the reader cherishing a man they disliked in the beginning He is used to living in a world where men know how to install a but loved at the end, and certainly one they will never forget.

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But rather, a reality that confronts me regularly now that the weather has heated up here in South Florida.

As I walk my dog, it is not unusual for me to encounter a topless male of a certain age. Said male has removed his T-shirt because he is hot. He is probably unaware that his unsolicited nakedness is raising my body temperature — and not in a good way.

While a woman can’t reveal the upper half of her anatomy without censure or possible arrest, a man can. And I’m not at all advocating for equal treatment when it comes to disrobing. But I do have a question where men are concerned: Just because you can, does it mean that you should?

Obviously, there are certain environments where it’s perfectly acceptable to let it all hang out such as the beach or one’s backyard — but stripping on a public street? Let’s please rethink that option, even if you’re too young for Social Security.

None of us is perfect.

And those among us who are retirement age may have left that idyllic image behind a while ago. That’s fine. Love thyself, I say.

But casually passing a guy on the sidewalk shouldn’t have to be an intimate visual exchange. Hey, neighbor, knowing that you have sagging pectorals and an appendix scar is simply too much information!

Remember “Ugly Naked Guy” from the TV show Friends? Well, we never really saw his face on the series, but my theory is, he went on a diet and moved to South Florida after the season finale. I think I saw him at the supermarket as he parked his car next to mine.

One quick glance at his shirtless torso told me all I needed to know: he was scrawny, hairy, and had pasty white skin. Presumably “UNG” was wearing pants, but I didn’t wait long enough to find out. It’s at least 24 hours, and I still haven’t managed to “un-see” him.

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So gentlemen, please remember it’s as hot for me as it is for you outdoors. So jog, bike, fast-walk, stroll, whatever you like. But for heaven’s sake, keep your shirt on.

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our years ago, two best friends— Jimmie Fails and Joe Talbot— released a demo trailer with a softedged, romantic feel for their future movie called The Last Black Man in San Francisco. The trailer quickly went viral and led to the financial help needed to bring the pair’s docu-fiction flick to fruition.

Based in part on Fails’s life in the bay area, The Last Black Man in San Francisco mirrors the city’s currentday realities: lack of affordable housing, an influx of well-paid techno-geeks, displacement of people of color and gentrification.

In the story, the young AfricanAmerican Fails refuses to give up a longheld dream of returning to his childhood home. The problem he faces is that the area has been gentrified, and the twostory Victorian built by his grandfather, now worth $4 million, is owned by a wealthy white couple.

Back in the 1940s, his grandfather moved into the city’s Fillmore District and shared the neighborhood with Japanese-American families. When the latter were shipped off to internment camps during World War II, the remaining black residents took special pride in the ghetto area, dubbing it “the Harlem of the West” and crowning the grandfather as the “first black man in San Francisco.”

Eventually, the Fails’s family unit fell apart, the house was sold and people moved elsewhere.

When not skateboarding aimlessly around town, Fails fantasizes about one day owning the home of his youth. He has been living in cramped quarters

with his quiet and brooding best friend unrealistic utopia can’t possibly last, but Montgomery Allen (Jonathan Majors) we’re left hoping that somehow it will.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco and Mont’s burned-out, invalid father, Papa Allen (Danny Glover). Fails works is a powerful testimony to the power as a part-time hospice nurse, while Allen of friendship and the elusiveness of toils as a fishmonger. stability. The diverse cast also includes While the owners are away, the Jello Biafra and Thora Birch.

The movie is scheduled to release this two buddies sneak onto the hallowed property and do touch-up painting and month – check your local listings. tend the garden, with Fails always wondering what life would have been like if nothing had changed.

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une is Bustin’ Out All Over is not only a Rodgers and Hammerstein song from the 1945 musical Carousel, it was also the name of a illustrative feature in one of the Playboy magazines my Dad thought he had carefully hidden from my curious and prying preteen eyes. It featured a semi-clad lass named June Wilkinson, whose measurements I still remember to this day: 43-22-36.

Imagine if you will that June was cast in the role of Beaver Cleaver’s mom on Leave It to Beaver? The ‘June Cleavage’ jokes would be overflowing (pun intended). Sorry, I digress.

My point is: Why can I evoke trivia such as June’s measurements when half the time I can’t recall important or encouraging scriptures? Or birthdays? Or the numbers for my favorite cable TV channels?

Is it because back in the day, Playboy left more to the imagination (sexier, I think), thereby leaving me to ponder the shape of those numbers for hours on end?

If you’re like me, you also recollect the intimate details from those old TV commercials such as that delightfully ambiguous phrase: “Wonder Bread helps to build strong bodies 8 ways” (and later – “12 ways”). What exactly were the 12 ways in which sliced white bread could build strong bodies and did that have anything to do with the advent of the Truth in Advertising watchdog agency?

I also recall when 9 out of 10 doctors recommended Dial hand soap because it contained hexachlorophene. Not so much anymore. Just Google: hexachlorophene or Phisohex side effects.

I know that “Crest has been shown to be an effective decay-preventing dentifrice when used in a conscientiously applied program of oral hygiene and regular professional care,” but I can’t remember to write toothpaste on the grocery list when I am running low.

And thanks to modern technology, I can no longer recall phone numbers, how to spell, how to do math equations, and how to write a letter in cursive.

I mean have you looked at your own handwriting lately? Seriously.

Driving Directions? Not a problem. I have Siri.

I hope this column meets the deadline for June since I’ve forgotten when the deadline is.

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4933 - FUn LovinG ADvEnTURoUS SWF. 67 yy, NS, ND, NDrg. Seeking

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4920 - Hi. i Am SinGLE, WHiTE, FEmALE, 68 yEARS yoUnG. I just might be the lady you are looking for. I like dinner, oldies music, country music, travel, talking, just being happy with someone who enjoys being happy. I am not a slim lady, but I am a nice looking lady with a loving heart.

If you want to get to know me better, write me. I hope to hear from you.

4905- FRiEnDSHiP WiTH CHRiSTiAn mALE. White Christian widow seeks LTR with 80 plus age, be NS, ND, NDrg. Like fishing, movies, mini golf, dancing, dining out. I am in good health. Fort Myers, Cape area.

4885 - LooKinG FoR FUn. WW, travel and exploring new places. I like yoga and the gym, jet skis and boating.

Attractive, young 70 yr. Send recent photo. Port Charlotte.

4866 - ARE yoU A PoSiTivE GEnTLEmAn PASSionATE AboUT LiFE? I am a classy, attractive Lady in my early 70’s. I like Golf, Travel, Theater,

Concert, Movies, Boating, Dining out or at home. I am always on the go and think it is no fun to have fun unless you have someone to share it with.

Interested? Then send me a letter.

4119 SEEKinG HonEST GEnTLEmAn. Former airline stewardess and model, 5’4”, 104 lbs., slender, white with Ph.D. in healthcare. Fulbright scholar, eats healthy and exercises. Likes sports and animals. WW. Loves the Lord. Florida.

mEn SEEKinG WomEn 4930 - iSo LTR, 68 yR oLD, SWm. Romantic, affectionate, sincere, disease and drug free. Loves life and all it has to offer. Looking for someone to share it with. No game players or liars.

Only sincere need reply. Photo, phone please.

4921 - WiDoWED GEnTLEmAn LivinG in vEniCE. I’m 84, honest, stable, caring and affectionate. 5’10” and average weight. Looking for a similar type lady wishing to enjoy the golden years.

4903 - iT’S nEvER To LATE for dreams to come true. Single white male, 75, no children. Our passions: running, long walks and talks, sharing life. Sarasota.

Let’s meet.

4906 - iSo LTR. 75 yr old SWm. I am looking for someone who is sincere and honest like myself. Looks no barrier. To enjoy life with. Let’s be happy together.

Photo, phone please. Thank you.

4881 - SWm, 5’7”, 150#. Seeking female willing to relocate and share my home & nice life. Must be fun. ND, NS, romantic, affectionate, easy going.

I am same. Please send letter & include description, photo and phone. Thank you

4871-SinGLE WHiTE mALE, iSo Asian (J, C, Ph). 65 YY, pretty, long term relation. Ft. Myers, Cape Coral area.

Send photo & phone.

4849 - RETiRED ARmy CoL. needs wife. Dance, travel, NY, NJ & other states. Likes to dance. Member of Bonita Springs Golf & Country Club.

Let’s talk. I love to dance.

4800 - SinGLE WHiTE mALE. My name is Edward. I am a retired dairy farmer seeking a companion between 67 & 70 years of age. Someone who likes to go out to dinner, music, travel, talking, being happy.

4797 - SinGLE WHiTE mALE. Slim, young 70. Non smoker, many interests.

5’10” tall. Seeks slim female, 60 to 70.

Fort Myers, Cape Coral? Dancing. Send photo and phone number. No smoker.

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