When?  Shred credit card statements after 45 days unless you need them for proof of purchase or for tax purposes.  Shred bank deposit slips and ATM and credit card receipts as soon as the transactions appear on statements.  Shred bank statements, pay stubs and medical bills after one year.

Save indefinitely any paperwork that is related to taxes, mortgage payments, improvements on your home, and medical and prescription records.

“Thanks to AARP Bulletin, September 2010″

Liquids like water and soda pop – in the restroom entryway on the recreation deck

Liquids like water and high energy drinks – in the fitness center

Movies – in the fitness center.

Enjoy!

When?… you ask?  Shred credit card statements after 45 dayus unless you need them for proof of purchase or tax purposes.   Shred bank deposit slips and ATM and credit card receipts as soon as the transactions appear on statements.

Shred bank statements, pay stubs and medical bills after one year.

Save indefinitely any paperwork that is related to taxes, mortgage payments, improvements on your home, and medical and prescription records.

Send queries to Ask Sid, 610 E St. NW, Washington, DC, 20049 or via email to “asksid@aarp.org”.

Thanks to aarp.org/bulletin/september 2010

Dr. Mary Ann McLaughlin, a cardiologist with Mount Sinai Medical Center suggests a number of ways to counter these possible problems:

• Exercise, especially in ways that work the stomach.
• Cut down on carbs, which can increase fat around the abdomen.
• Eat more nuts, shich can help reduce cholesterol.
• Add flaxseed powder, which cuts cholesterol, to cereal and other food.
• And finally,, drink grape juice, cranberry juice and even a glass of wine daily.

“Many thanks to The American Legion Magazine”

The party runs from September 23 through 26 in Andy’s hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina (mayberrydays.org).

Go to aarp.org/mayberrysweeps to enter.

“Thanks to AARP THE MAGAZINE”

“WHERE ARE YOU NOW?” Ten years ago, 21-year-old Columbia University senior Charles MacKenzie Jr. (Mack) walked out of his Manhattan apartmenty without a word to his roommates and disappeared.  He calls his mom once yearly, on Mother’s Day, but refuses to answer frantic questions.  This year when he calls, Mack’s sister Caroly, now 26, announces her intention t track him down, no matter that it takes.

“I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE” When Kay Lansing was only six, she sneaked into the hidden chapel of the Carringtons’ New Jersey mansion and overheard a man say angrily to a woman, “I heard that song before.”  That same evening, after a formal dinner dance, 18-year-old Susan Althrop drove home with the Carrington heir, Peter — and disappeared.

We thank the person or persons who contributed these books to our building library.

Lie on a mat, supporting your upper body with your forearms and your lower body with your knees; your stomach stays raised off the mat as you keep your body in a straight line without arching your back.

Hold for 15 seconds, working up to 60 seconds.

In Florida, the summer heat tends to increase energy costs – sometimes dramatically from one month to the next. The FP&L program can give you more predictable electric bills by smoothing out your energy costs over the year so you pay about the same amount each month.

It doesn’t cost a thing and you still pay only for the actual electricity you use. But remember to keep an eye on your actual energy usage and continue to conserve.

Unless you are in a hot climate (like West Palm Beach, Florida, maybe?) ill, or performing strenuous work or exercise, use your thirst as a gauge of how much H2O you need to drink.

In addition to H2O, other beverages can count toward your daily fluid needs, including caffeinated beverages, such as coffee, tea and soft drinks.

Judith Hurley, M.S., R.D. in ’The American Legion Magazine’ March 2009