PUMPING IRONY: “Kinless” but Not Hopeless

I sometimes worry about my old pal Leo. He’s 80 years old, scuffling with Parkinson’s, and…

PUMPING IRONY: This Is Your Brain on Junk Food

The rocky journey toward a plausible treatment for Alzheimer’s encountered another speed bump last week. Ivan…

PUMPING IRONY: In Hock and Unhealthy

Like many of their thirtysomething contemporaries, our adult offspring periodically find themselves struggling to make ends…

PUMPING IRONY: Buyer Beware

We can always tell it’s Medicare enrollment season when our mailbox begins to fill with more…

PUMPING IRONY: You Snooze, You Win?

I am famously (or infamously) oblivious once I fall asleep at night. Crying babies, thunderstorms, smoke…

PUMPING IRONY: Hopeful Signs for Troubled Ears?

You might call it ironic that hearing-impaired seniors are finally gaining access to (more) affordable hearing…

PUMPING IRONY: Screen Test

This is not a topic one discusses in polite company, but recent headlines seem to be…

PUMPING IRONY: Use ’Em or Lose ’Em

Most afternoons, when weather permits, My Lovely Wife will climb on her bike and head a…

PUMPING IRONY: The Postmortem Muddle

Funerals tend to turn up on our social calendar far more often than weddings these days,…

PUMPING IRONY: Movement and Memory

It’s pretty widely accepted these days that exercise promotes cognitive function, so after lifting a couple…