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Disappearing Dots

My brother Tony E-mailed this video to me.  For me the center green dot comes on and off while the yellow dots seem to disappear for a moment. I circled one of the yellow dots with my hand so it was the only one I could see. It did not disappear.  Neither did the other yellow dots when I tested them in turn.  The illusion is real and not a tampering with the video. Here it is: This link explains it better.  Do you see the dots? This optical illusion is bending our minds

Miles' Day Out

Our grandson is quickly growing up.  I can't wait to see him for Christmas. This is a video from another day.

Earth Seems to Be "Rising" Over Moon

I want to share this photo I found today on the NASA site. Though the “earth rise” evokes the sunrise that we’re all familiar with here on Earth, you’d never see this type of image if you were actually standing on the moon (as opposed to orbiting around the moon, like the LRO). “Viewed from the lunar surface, the Earth never rises or sets,” Arizona State University’s Mark Robinson said in the NASA release. “Since the moon is tidally locked, Earth is always in the same spot above the horizon, varying only a small amount with the slight wobble of the moon.” From:  Gorgeous New NASA Image Shows Earth 'Rising' Over The Moon

Week Before Christmas 2015

Behind the Holly Tree in the Fog

My Brother Has Spinal Stenosis

Sad to say but my brother just found out he has a spinal stenosis.  He's suffering and will continue getting treatments. The narcotics help a little but he still finds it hard to move.  He told me he lost his balance and almost fell out his window.  Grabbing on to the bureau saved him. This is just in time for Christmas! I hope and pray he will be better soon.

Healthy Weight for Seniors

BMI = Body Mass Index  is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. I recently read that a slightly heavier weight for seniors is still healthy.  Here's one explanation from Living Strong: Body Composition "As you age, you lose muscle mass. It's called sarcopenia, and as muscle mass decreases, fat tissue centralizes, filling in the gaps, so to speak. You also tend to store more fat as age progresses, thus maintaining steady or slightly increasing weight. Sarcopenia in obese elderly patients is associated with functional impairment and disability, so the upper ranges of BMI indicating obesity may indicate poor health outcomes in seniors as well as younger adults. That suggests that an ideal weight range for seniors is somewhere between the upper limit for good health for younger adults and the obesity range that is detrimental to patients of all ages. The Yale study concludes that 27, and not 25, should perhaps be the ideal upper limit for BMI in older pe

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