“I feel very fortunate,” Etheridge says. She believes she’s weathered the sea change in the way popular music is produced and distributed, “Because I have thousands or millions of people who appreciate my art and appreciate me as a musician and appreciate my live shows. Even though I don’t have a hit on the radio, there are people who are interested when I have an album out and will go out and buy it. The music business is always changing, but what doesn’t change is people’s desire to hear music they love and that moves them.
Book Corner
Siblings Caring for Aging Parents
The “twilight transition” is how Francine Russo describes
this stage of life. “These years of our parents’ decline
are the final phase of the family
in which we grew up. They are the
transition to a new day, a new epoch in which we and our siblings
will be the oldest generation of our family.” She views this
time as not just a passing phase,
but as an “existential
crisis” that will transform us “from the children of
our parents to the elders of the
family.”
Health
Your Risk of Osteoporosis - and How to Prevent it
Think osteoporosis isn’t something to worry about? Think
again. While women in their 40s and older are more likely to develop
the disease, osteoporosis doesn’t just strike mature women;
men and younger women need to know about this condition as well.
Read on to learn more about this common condition, and how you
can help prevent it.
My Turn
Mother's Day Without Mom
The responsibility of daily phone
calls and visits were over. It suddenly occurred to me that I probably
needed them more than she did. I was an orphan, and the last person
who really knew me was gone. Our husbands or wives love us for
certain qualities. Our mothers, however, love us just because we
exist.
Sustenance
How Recipes Travel Through Time
Fortunately, there are chefs on Long
Island who have kept family recipes alive. Take Ruvo in Greenlawn
and Port Jefferson. Executive Chef Joe DeNicola draws his inspiration
from his Sicilian grandmother. “Grandma DeNicola was an incredible
cook,” says DeNicola. “Grandpa Angelo was a vegetable
salesman who peddled his wares from a horse-drawn cart in Garden
City. Whatever he didn’t sell that day, Grandma DeNicola
made into great meals, adding whatever meat they could afford.”
Happenings
Check out our calendar for everything
from classes, lectures and art exhibits to outdoor activities,
concerts and other entertainment.
Support Groups
If you have been struggling with
any issue, look over our support group listings (categorized by
subject matter for easy reference). You’re bound to find
something to help.
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