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Posted 11/17/2010

Tips for Traveling with the Elderly

Planning is the key to a great trip

By Dr. Marion

Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner. Millions of people will be traveling to share this special time with loved ones. Travel can still be an exciting experience for elders, but it takes a great deal of organization. Complications you would never think of can arise. Something as simple as jet lag could pose a major problem since it takes many elderly people twice as long to recover from it.

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Posted 05/05/2009

What Would You Do If You Knew . . .

A month to live

By Nancy Jelinek
In The End of the Alphabet, Ambrose is told he has only a month to live. He and his wife, Zipper, have no children or extended family, so his decision to travel as much as he can before dying affects only them. Read More >>

Posted 03/27/2009

Traveling Through Memories

By Nancy Jelinek
I usually have to watch myself when the subject of travel to England comes up. I admit to being an Anglophile. I’m partial to English writers and actors, Masterpiece Theatre, and tales of kings, queens, Knights of the Round Table, and castles. Read More >>

Posted 03/27/2009

Winter's End

By Carla Hedstrom
Spring cannot be far away, because last week I saw robins outside the windows of my classroom. We have had several days with temperatures of 65 degrees—warm enough to take a walk with no coat. However, winter can’t let go too easily. Read More >>

Posted 03/20/2009

Another Successful Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Author

By Nancy Jelinek

Linda Francis Lee, another Kappa Kappa Gamma sister from Texas Tech, is the author of The Devil in the Junior League. Her book is being made into a movie by Universal Studios.

 

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Posted 03/20/2009

Thumbs Up for Slumdog Millionaire

By Carla Hedstrom

It certainly took long enough for this movie to come to my hometown, but it finally got here—just in time to see it before the Academy Awards.

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Posted 03/13/2009

Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Readers

Nancy Jelinek

By Nancy Jelinek
I met a long-time friend for drinks recently. As is often the case, books and authors came up in the conversation. Read More >>

Posted 03/13/2009

Oxford University and the Movies

By Carla Hedstrom

Oxford University is an excellent center for learning and an excellent setting for a movie. Some of the famous movies filmed there include Chariots of Fire, The Golden Compass, and scenes from Harry Potter (inspired by places at Christ Church College).

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Posted 03/06/2009

Travel to a New Place

By Nancy Jelinek
In four days, a friend and I will fly to Harlingen, Texas, and drive a rental car to see the Alamo and to visit another friend, who has been wintering in San Antonio with her husband since early November. Read More >>

Posted 03/06/2009

A Tasty Visit to California

By Carla Hedstrom
This last week I was in the San Jose area on a school trip to visit the headquarters of Apple Computers. Our district is interested in getting laptops for the students at our high school—and all of that was really interesting and exciting, but I want to tell you about the food. Read More >>

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