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Weight Lifting Can Kill You — Shall I Email the News to My Weight-Lifting Son?

August 20, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Peter Newhall, a young man in his 30s, bench presses at a gym. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Weight lifting can kill you. Death by dead lift and dumbbell can sneak up on you long after you’ve put the weights back in the squat rack. Read more.

I Brake for Floor Plans — I Like to See How Those Other People Live

May 1, 2014 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Floor plan of condo on East 86 Street, Manhattan, with three bedrooms and 3.5 baths.

It’s Sunday morning. I pull the New York Times Magazine from the fat stack of newspapers on the breakfast table, fully intending to read the informative, thought-provoking articles inside. But I get no farther than page two, because that’s where the real estate ads are – the ones with the floor plans. Read more.

Ahead of the Curve on a Hot New Trend — Storytelling

March 26, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Jeff Greenwald introducing his storytellers at Book Passage performance last Friday. Photo by Jon Newhall.

Check out this article in Monday’s New York Times on the storytelling classes being offered all around the Big Apple. Looks like Jeff Greenwald’s storytellers are ahead of the cultural curve. Read more.

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We Are Pushing 80 — Do We Stay Out of Supermarkets? Sheltering at Home Day 5

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At age 79, should my husband stay out of supermarkets during the COVID-19 pandemic? He’s used to making daily trips for groceries. Read more.

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