Internet Resources for Seniors
Internet for Seniors
Click on the links below for useful, encouraging (and sometimes funny) information.
Music for your enjoyment
Fall Prevention Tips that can make a big difference in whether or not you have a fall.
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) has a fascinating exhibit called "We're Still Here: Seniors and Social Isolation", created by local seniors, including OLLI's own Lois Widom. The exhibit contains information on how you can help isolated seniors (or be helped). Museum admission $10; free first Friday of each month. The museum opens at 10 am daily. (Through January 12)
Recent research shows that only 8 minutes of walking a day could change your life - reducing the risk of both disability and dementia.
"Five Tricks to Block the Bad Guys" - This AARP article explains how to: Use passphrases; Add a second door; Keep your passwords in a vault; Refresh routinely; Vary your passwords.
CDC recommends that everyone over 50 get the NEW shingles vaccine, even if s/he got the earlier one. This new, two-part vaccine provides far better protection against a painful disease. *Recently, some OLLI members have been able to get this scarce vaccine in the Santa Cruz area by getting on their pharmacy's wait list. (Pharmacy vaccinations tend to be less expensive than in doctors' offices.)
Five Wishes is a living will that lets you say exactly how you wish to be treated if you get seriously ill. (Download and print)
Subscribe to Met Opera on Demand and enjoy unlimited opera streaming on your TV. If you watch one opera a week for a year it's just $3.00 per opera! ($150/year; 7-day free trial)
Improve your concentration by minimizing distracting thoughts.
If you have a library card, you can watch eight free movies a month on your television - courtesy of the Santa Cruz Public Library. You can stream classic Hollywood movies, independent and foreign films, and Criterion Collection masterpieces!
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THE GOOD LIFE...................................What is the "Good Life"?
STAYING ALIVE...................................Medical Emergencies: heart attack, stroke
ENJOYING LIFE...................................Travel, books, movies, museums, and more
AGING WELL........................................Food, sleep, exercise, avoiding falls
A MORE GRACEFUL EXIT....................Having "The Conversation", health care directive, letting go
WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR...........A dying 36-year-old Stanford neurosurgeon shows how to live
MIND & MEMORY................................Mind, memory, meditation
EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING..................Loneliness, happiness, contentment
FINANCIAL HEALTH............................Planning, spending, giving
INDEPENDENT LIVING........................Aging in place, home safety, caregivers
LIFELONG LEARNING..........................Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Science
WIRED GEEZERS*................................How the Internet works and how to use it
EVERYTHING ELSE..............................Nature, volunteering, etc.
ARCHIVE
READING
Re-Reading: The Ultimate Guilty Pleasure? “Curiously enough, one cannot read a book; one can only re-read it. A good reader, a major reader, an active and creative reader is a re-reader.” - Nabokov
FINDING BOOKS
WATCHING MOVIES
Rotten Tomatoes: Use the search box to find critics' and viewers' ratings on recent and past movies and television shows.
INTERNET
LIFELONG LEARNING
Harvard's Course on Justice (The editor of this webpage "Internet for Seniors" HIGHLY recommends this free on-line course by one of Harvard's all-time most popular professors.)
THINKING
Liberals and Conservatives: Liberals and Conservatives are both susceptible to "fake news" but for different reasons.
MEDITATING
TED Talk: All It Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes Refresh your mind for 10 minutes a day - no need for incense or sitting in uncomfortable positions.
EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
STAYING HEALTHY
EATING
EXERCISING
DE-CLUTTERING
AGE & AGING
*The phrase WIRED GEEZERS is from an OLLI group in Georgia & used by permission.
