By now, we’re sure you have laughed out loud (or at least cracked a smile) at the April humor edition of Senior News, “Laughing Matters,” which celebrates the importance of what cartoonist/philosopher Walt Kelly said in his famed comic strip, “Pogo,” 76 years ago. “These days, a little levity is needed to get through the day.”

This month’s issue contains philosophers, clowns, dystopian AI visions of the future, laughter yoga, dogs, gags, Earth Day, letters, The Poem, E.B. White and more. Hope you’ve enjoyed it so far.

 

BREAKING NEWS! Some hot news from Senior News World Headquarters: With this month’s issue, the fully interactive Senior News website comes online, with links to everything in the current issue. Click on individual stories and send links to friends, check out our online advertisers, and everything else in the print editor, right there on your screen. Bookmark this page: https://www.humboldtseniornews.org/. The e-edition is also available at this site. The link to the website is also available at humsenior.org under the Senior News tab.

 

LOOK AHEAD! A quick word on what’s coming next in Senior News:

• IN MAY, our crack medical team will offer a checkup on theHealth of Humboldt. In an assessment of “Health Care & Aging in Humboldt” a year ago, our contributors found concern for staying health and obtaining needed and timely medical care — ironic, since Humboldt is one of the environmentally healthiest places on Earth to live. But as a remote and far-flung rural county, 250+ miles from the world-class medical resources of the Bay Area, accessibility and timely care are sometimes a challenge for many Humboldters. We revisit these issues in May. If you’d like to weigh in on health care in Humboldt, please send letters to the editor and other submissions (400 words max) to tpease@humsenior.org no later than April 12 (that’s next weekend!)
• JUNE includes Father’s Day, and Mother’s Day comes in May, so this month we will honor our parents and others who raised and formed us. Share stories of your parents — funny, profound, poignant — by May 12 (or sooner): 400-500 words, plus photos to tpease@humsenior.org.

 

Thank you for you support of seniors and Senior News here in Humboldt County. We couldn’t exist without your stories. Keep ’em coming!

Please send along your fine words! Thank you, gentle readers, as always, for your support of Senior News — For people 50+ and everyone who knows one or wants to be one someday.