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What’s Cooking: Broiled Salmon with Scallions and Sesame
What’s Cooking is a feature at LGBTSR highlighting readers’ favorite recipes.Let’s start this new food feature off with one of my husband Frank Murray’s favorites. It’s simple and delicious, and among the meals he qualifies as “good enough for guests.”
Frank really started cooking in retirement, a good thing since I still work. It’s also proven to be a bit of a passion for him, and this is one of his best, easiest dishes, courtesy of Bon Appetit. -
Calling All Recipes! New ‘What’s Cookin” Feature at LGBTSR
There’s a lot cookin’ at LGBTSR in 2020, including the new Being Well feature, the One Thing or Another Podcast, and now something to whet your appetite: the What’s Cookin’ feature, offering favorite recipes from everyday foodies like you. Look for something tasty each week, and don’t forget to subscribe to the website for your Thursday newsletter bringing new content right to your virtual doorstep. Send your favorite recipe to: recipes @ lgbtsr.com. Include a few words about yourself and a photo if you’d like them included.
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Being Well with LGBTSR: Living with Sleep Apnea
Being Well is a regular feature at LGBTSR highlighting health and wellness.
A few years ago I began regularly waking up with headaches. I’m also a loud snorer, as my husband reminded me several times a night with nudges to turn on my side or just wake up long enough to stop. Headaches and snoring … something was probably going on. I made an appointment with a sleep specialist and did a home test for sleep apnea. It recorded 25+ “events” per hour. An event is when the person stops breathing due to sleep apnea. It can lead to multiple health issues, with headaches and snoring being two of the most obvious.
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Being Well with LGBTSR: Living with Sleep Apnea
Being Well is a regular feature at LGBTSR highlighting health and wellness.
A few years ago I began regularly waking up with headaches. I’m also a loud snorer, as my husband reminded me several times a night with nudges to turn on my side or just wake up long enough to stop. Headaches and snoring … something was probably going on. I made an appointment with a sleep specialist and did a home test for sleep apnea. It recorded 25+ “events” per hour. An event is when the person stops breathing due to sleep apnea. It can lead to multiple health issues, with headaches and snoring being two of the most obvious.
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LGBTSr Podcast Pick: Cat Talk Radio with Molly DeVoss and Dewey
A new feature here at LGBTSR, for those who like to listen in: a regular Podcast Pick. This week I’m recommending Cat Talk Radio, with cat behaviorist Molly DeVoss and co-host Dewey. I met Molly through a friend when we’d adopted our cat Wilma from the Bucks County SPCA. Wilma had come from a hoarder home and had issues we’d never experienced before. With Molly’s help, Wilma, and then Peanut, are now best friends and beloved family members. You can listen to my interview with Molly on the One Thing or Another Podcast HERE.
The latest episode is on fostering aggressive, shy or shut-down cats. LISTEN HERE.
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The Savvy Senior: Important Legal Documents All Seniors Should Have
By Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
What kinds of legal documents do I need to prepare to help my family after I’m gone? I would like to get my affairs in order but could use some help.
Almost 75
Dear Almost,
All adults – especially seniors – should have at least four essential legal documents to protect yourself and your family. These documents will make sure your wishes regarding your estate are legal and clear and will help minimize any conflicts and confusion with your family and your health care providers if you become seriously ill or when you die. Here are the key documents you need, along with some tips to help you create them.
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Book Review: Under the Rainbow, by Celia Laskey
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Bookworm Sez“Under the Rainbow” by Celia Laskey
c.2020, Riverhead Books
$27.00 / higher in Canada 288 pagesIt’s worth a try.
You never know what’s going to happen when a new endeavor begins. You only know what it’ll cost: time, money, effort, and a lot of patience for a great unknown. This experiment could end well, or it could end very badly but either way, as in the new novel “Under the Rainbow” by Celia Laskey, it’s worth a try.
It was a scientific fact: Big Burr, Kansas, was the most homophobic place in the U.S.
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Ginny Brennan, Producing Director for Music Mountain Theatre, Joins the Podcast
My guest this week is Ginny Brennan, Producing Director and a founder of Lambertville, New Jersey’s, Music Mountain Theatre. Join me as we talk about Ginny’s involvement, the creation of Music Mountain Theatre, and the invaluable contribution it makes to the community and beyond.
Coming Up on the One Thing or Another Podcast:
- Rick Rose for our February look back on politics, culture and more
- Maribeth Fabrizio on Tiny Miracles Animal Rescue
Enjoy the One Thing or Another Podcast on Libsyn, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeart Radio or SoundCloud.
Subscriber here for easy delivery of each new podcast.
Copyright MadeMarkPublishing
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Steve Hayes: Tired Old Queen at the Movies – The Clock
In MGM ‘s wartime romance, THE CLOCK, director Vincente Minnelli takes future wife Judy Garland out of the musical spot light and into the arms of soldier Robert Walker for her first serious, romantic drama. With a supporting cast headed by Keenan Wynn and James Gleason, it’s a delightfully tender and touching, romantic travelogue of New York during World War II and did much to establish Garland as a serious actress. You ‘ll be beguiled by the chemistry of Garland at her loveliest and Walker at his sincerest. – Steve Hayes, Tired Old Queen at the Movies
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Book Review: Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick, by Zora Neale Hurston
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Bookworm
c.2020, Amistad $25.99 / $31.99 Canada 304 pages
Everybody has that place.
You know, that place where everyone knows you, they know what you want, and they get it for you before your coat’s half off. It’s where you can catch up on gossip and good news, where you take shelter and get sympathy. In “Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick” by Zora Neale Hurston, you also get a front seat.
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One Thing or Another: 2020 Vision
By Mark McNease
It’s always One Thing or Another… a lighthearted look at aging, life, and the absurdities of it all.
Two months into a new year and this one feels different. Depending on your preferred echo chamber, America is either experiencing a renaissance of greatness restored by the last presidential election, or crumbling into a sinkhole of authoritarian despair. The earth is slowly catching fire while the ice caps melt, or it’s all a conspiracy to make us vote for liberals. The extremes are increasingly extreme, and now, as we hurtle toward an election many people are declaring the most significant in their lifetimes, it’s all too much, like a hangover breakfast at a diner after a party you never wanted to attend. We live under sustained assault by social media and a news cycle that stopped knowing how to shut off back when the Indian head ceased displaying on our TV screens from midnight till 6:00 a.m.
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25 Great US Cities and Towns for LGBT Retirees
By Dave Hughes, RetireFabulously.com
This article is an excerpt from Dave Hughes’ new book, The Quest for Retirement Utopia: How to Find the Retirement Spot That’s Right for You.
When it comes to choosing a place to live during retirement, LGBT people want the same things that everyone else wants – safety, reasonable prices, agreeable climate, cultural and recreational amenities, and good healthcare.
However, LGBT people have a few additional factors to consider. Those include how tolerant an area is, the presence of a gay community, and healthcare providers that are welcoming towards LGBT people. Sadly, instances where LGBT patients are treated poorly and same-sex partners are denied visitation rights or decision-making rights in hospitals and nursing homes are still all too common.
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Gay Travelers Magazine: Virgin Voyages – No Nickel and Diming Cruising Arrives in Florida
Reprinted with permission from Sunny Harbor Publishing
By Steven Skelley & Thomas Routzong
SCARLET LADY, the first ship of Virgin Voyages brand by Sir Richard Branson is cruising to Florida where it will offer “no nickel and diming cruising” where tips, wifi, food and group workouts are all included.
Here is what you need to know:
Virgin Voyages’ first ship, Scarlet Lady, will arrive at PortMiami in 2020 for her inaugural sailing season where she will sail to the Caribbean hosting more than 2,770 sailors and 1,150 amazing crew from around the world. Virgin Voyages will offer a mix of itineraries.
![](<em><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-29949" src="https://markmcnease.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/head-shot-11-06-laying-2-2-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="128" height="193" />The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 13,000 books.</em>)