Category Archives: senior lifestyle

Videos Of Your Life

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   We just arrived in Marseille. One of the first things I wanted to do when we got to our hotel room was make notations in my large, printed, calendar book about what we did each day during our Riverboat cruise. If I don’t write it down now, I will never remember. I love opening my calendar and seeing what I did each day, week after week, month after month.

I may not have to be so accurate in the future.  Based on its Maps software programs, Google is now patenting a technology that indexes videos of your real life experiences. You will be able to search for things you have done in the past and places you have been.

That’s pretty awesome. It’s almost like reliving your life. I understand it’s the next step in Google Glass technology. All you have to do is record video through a wearable computer and store it for searching purposes. 

The wearable device sends the video to your smartphone so it could be stored in the cloud. You just have to be disciplined to properly tag your videos. Google may tag them as well with a time and place.

Don’t get all upset about Big Brother watching you all the time. You can control the on/off switch.  Want to reach more about this? Click here for Huffington Post’s report. 

My Day In The South Of France 

When we stopped at a service station on the highway from Lyon to Marseille, we noticed a whole new concept in a McDonald’s. Everything is automated. Instead of waiting on line to give your order, you just tap it in on your own personal screen. Do we have this in the United States?  I haven’t frequent a McDonalds in years. I could be behind the times. Do let me know. 

   
    
   
Day and Night in Marseille from our hotel window

   

  

     

   

    
 
   

The Beaujolais Wine Region

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Today we went to the Beaujolais wine region. On our riverboat, we cruised the Rhone and then the Saone Rivers, to get there. Beaujolais is one of the oldest French wine regions. The first vines were planted by the Romans.

  The vineyards are breathtaking.

   

  This vineyard is over 400 years old.   The owner 

   
  The town of Oingt. 

This town had the most gorgeous looking  doors.

 
While strolling around Oingt we came across a movie being made.   
  The actors were on a break.    

  

 Then the action started. We think it was a Bollywood movie. 

Hands Free Device 

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My brother told me about this gizmo and then I saw friends talking about it on Facebook. I realized I had better tell you about it today before someone else gets to you first. 
This podium style stand is a perfect for most mobile devices and cameras. Yes, that means all tablets and smartphones.The unit also features two USB charging ports. That’s a biggie.

Price is $45. It conveniently folds into a small box for travel. Colors available are red, silver, black, blue, and gold.

Photos from Lyon, France 

 

 
Museum of Confluence. This is the museum everyone is talking about. It was completed about a year ago. It focuses on humanity. I can see it from my stateroom.

 
   

  
   
 

I Am The Proud Author Of This Campaign 

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I wrote this for Waterpik. The campaign appears on the Waterpik website. I interviewed each dental hygienist over a two week period. I loved this assignment because each dental hygienist was passionate about his or her work and eager to educate. Each conversation lasted one hour. I learned a lot and wanted to share the info with you.

Meet six prominent dental hygienists that reveal the truth behind oral health care
You can find them on the Waterpik® Oral Health Page – https://www.waterpik.com/oral-health/experts.  The dental hygienists are also educators. They speak their minds because they are the ones who focus on preventive care.

Dr. Daniel Hassler, DDS

How to Fight the Gum Disease Epidemic

Dr. Daniel Hassler, dentist and program director at a dental hygiene school on Long Island, NY, describes the benefits of treating gum disease with a water flosser.

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YALI De La Torre CDA, RDH

The Best Kept Anti-Aging Secret

YALI De La Torre, a certified dental assistant and dental hygienist, explains why it’s so important for people who are 50 plus to take good care of their oral health.

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Kim Shuck, BSDH, RDH

The Truth About Pregnancy and Oral Health

Kim Shuck, BSDH, RDH, a healthcare professional and educator, explains how bacteria in the mouth can impact the future health of your child.

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Lisa Schmidt BA, RDH

How to Get an Amazing Smile

Lisa Schmidt, BA, RDH, shares how patients enjoy an amazing smile with braces, through progressive dental practices and water flossing.

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Susan Bartoo RDH, M.Ed

How to Deal with a Busy Life Style

Susan Bartoo, RDH, M.Ed discusses what you can do to prevent oral health problems, even with today’s busy lifestyles.

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Julie Csoke RDH, BS

Go Natural for Better Health

Julie Csoke, RDH, BS, believes in a natural approach to oral health. Learn about the benefits of natural and organic oral care products.

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Three Days In Provence 

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Le Tour de France 

 
Lunch Find 

  


Hunting For Truffles

 
 Theater Festival in Avignon. Actors promoting their shows.

   
  

 
Eliot started like this in Arles  
Now looks like this 

 

Arles

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We had no idea that when we got to Arles, we would be at one of the largest photography exhibitions in the world. Arles calls itself the photography capital of the world. We walked 16,000 steps through the town’s squares, but absolutely got mesmerized by the work of Phillipe Assalit. Each model photographed is creatively photoshopped with his or her respective country’s currency. The colors in each photo were so vibrant that you immediately felt energized. I just had to share them with you. 

   
    
 

     
      
   
 

Our Visit To Les Baux de Provence 

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It always takes me a few days to get into the swing of things whenever I leave home. I have been busy with challenging projects that are still going on. I had to figure out a way to juggle work and play. Visiting areas of the works like Provence gives me the energy and creativity to carry on. By the way, I’m not the only one. I see contemporaries sneaking in business calls and checking in with the financial markets. We are living in a time when you can have it all. You just need the discipline. 

   

    

      

  

      

    
   
   

Cheekbones Replace Ears  

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I know this is going to sound crazy, but a young female inventor just developed a new type of headphone that doesn’t play music through your ears.

Gemma Roper, a recent graduate of the Royal College of Art, London, designed a pair of modular headphones using bone conduction audio. She believes her concept will help prevent the ever increasing number of bike accidents each year.

Roper’s Safe + Sound headphone design uses  bone conduction to play music through a user’s cheekbones rather than his or her eardrum.

Roper’s website explains that “bone conduction headphones work on playing sound-wave vibrations on top of bones. The waves get transmitted into the Cochlea, the inner ear, without going through the eardrum. This can work anywhere on the body but the closer to the ear, the better.

This concept is not entirely new. There have been other conduction headphones but they were designed to wrap around the user’s ears. The Safe + Sound modules clip onto the straps of a helmet. 

Beethoven also believed in conductive listening devices. As you know, Beethoven  was deaf. He was forced into biting down on a metal rod attached to his piano to hear the music. 

The Safe + Sound headphone is still in prototype form but click here to watch a video demonstration.  You’ll be the first to know  when they are available.

  
      
    
   

London Phone Booths Live Again

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Two entrepreneurs are repurposing London’s famous red phone booths. Kirsty Kenney and Harold Craston, graduates from London’s School of Economics, formed a company called Solarbox, to transform the discarded phone booths into charging stations for all kinds of mobile devices. The project started last year but is first gearing up now.

How cool is that? I wish we had charging stations in the United States. There is more good news for Londoners. Each booth will feature a solar panel so that three hours of sun a day will keep Solarbox operational for a year. This is made possible by an integrated battery that is capable of storing energy for additional use.

I hear that a 10 minute charge will increase a phone’s battery life by 20 per cent. One caveat!  Users will be forced to watch advertisements with the booth while their devices charge. I can’t imagine people complaining about that once they learn the service is free 

An Automobile Built For Two

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We were only in Barcelona for a few hours, when we spotted the Renault Twizy, a battery-powered two-passenger electric car designed and marketed by Renault and manufactured entirely in Valladolid, Spain. It’s becoming popular here.   

    
Photos by DigiDame on her iPhone 6 Plus

Legal in Europe, it’s classified as a heavy quadricycle. We couldn’t believe our eyes as we strolled La Ramblas, (a big avenue in central Barcelona, popular with tourists and locals). 

As we stopped for a red light, the car pulled up in front of us. I bent down and asked “what the heck is this?” The female driver was flattered and gave us a brief description. Told her she would be the feature of today’s DigiDame and my Facebook posts. She was hysterical laughing as she pulled away.

Here are some photos from the company’s website.