Now here's a refreshing idea - a bereavement support group that meets in a place that so many of us find so... well, there just are not enough adjectives to describe how the ocean and Nantasket Beach make us feel. Comforted, comfortable, relaxed, at ease, in tune with ourselves, home.
The Nantasket Beachcombers Club is...
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Issues Alert for Scams Relating to Recent Affordable Care Act Decision
No sooner had the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act than scam artists began working the phones. The scam works as follows: Claiming to be from the government, scam artists tell listeners that under the Affordable Care Act, they need to verify some information. For example, they might have the routing...
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Red Sox vs. Yankees this Sunday!
Red Sox vs. Yankees this Sunday at Fenway!!! Bid on 4 seats in the State Street Pavilion. Bid here:http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=friendshiphome
This is a benefit for all the fantastic folks at the Friendship Home.
Democracy + Modern Technology
Isn't it remarkable that every single one of us can listen to Supreme Court arguments live? Live! All of us! And you can read the full transcript later the same day. It's remarkable, absolutely remarkable. Humans have been organizing ourselves into nation-states for a few thousand years now, and when before...
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Trusts
Most Americans don’t realize that they have an estate. Most people think that an “estate” includes a mansion in the hills, a private jet, or millions of dollars in investment accounts. But the true definition of “estate” is a person’s possessions or property—regardless of the size or amount. Everybody has an estate; and if...
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Thrown into the Deep End
Did you see Michelle Singletary’s column this weekend in the Boston Globe? I like her column, The Color of Money. She writes in a straight-forward, honest manner, with guidance targeted at “regular folks” like myself.
This weekend she wrote about essentially being thrown into the deep end of the...
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This Made Me Laugh
Talking to a client this afternoon, and he mentions that he is attending an annual get-together tonight with some friends. The way he describes it: "A bunch of old men getting together and telling lies." I love it!!
Veterans Fair This Saturday in Hull
Come out to beautiful Hull this Saturday for a Veterans Health and Wellness Fair. This is being put together by the Hull Board of Health and the Hull Veterans Council, and it is shaping up to be a great event.
There will be blood pressure checks, immunizations, even yoga and reiki! They will also have...
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South Shore Senior Population Set to Boom
Yesterday's South Section of the Boston Globe had a two-page story on the coming boom in the senior population. It's reassuring to read that senior centers are reexamining their goals and programming in light of the change in clientele. The biggest issues I see facing my clients are (1) bringing in the support...
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In Case of Emergency – Let Your Cell Phone Help You
It's scary to think about having a medical emergency and not being able to speak to tell the EMT's who to call. Well, if you carry a cell phone, one solution is to put the names and numbers of your emergency contacts in there. EMT's, firefighters, and other first responders know to look there....
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