Just when you thought all those dash-cam videos were for mayhem, car wrecks or Reese Witherspoon arrest videos… There’s this. We’re not sure who originally put it together but it is making the rounds (for good reason). Recently seen on Live Leak and later on Gawker Media’s Jalopnik (thanks to Gawker media for catching our eye with this one- they’re fun) it shows random acts of kindness in beautiful (and cold) Russia. Set to the tantalizing sounds of The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Evan Jolly, the piece titled Arrival of the Birds / Exodus (From “The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos“) immediately pulls on your heartstrings and guarantees goosebumps on 92% of those that hear it (unscientific poll).
Here’s hoping this video inspires you and yours to pay-it-forward. Enjoy!
While we don’t recommend that anyone walk around on icy surfaces, we are thrilled to learn about a product that can make that walk a little less treacherous. We already know that 
We had the opportunity to have a face-to-face with the Spiky Plus. The rubber feels strong and durable, although might be a challenge for older hands to get on a shoe. The steel spikes are inset in a way that does not pose a danger to small children or fragile older skin since they are not cut to a point. Once on a shoe, they are lightweight and can even be worn while driving. The Spiky is compact and can easily be stored in a purse or coat pocket. Since we don’t have any snow or ice in our neck of the woods right now, we aren’t able to comment on their effectiveness in the elements, but will provide an update to this review once we have a chance to get to the mountain. For additional information about Spiky products or to place an order, visit their website at 
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not clear is whether there are other form factors (what ever happened to the chest strap?) and/or whether this is a mobile/cellular based system or not… (Ya I know… it’s a teaser… it’s supposed to make you ask the question…)
One of our co-founders travels a great deal for work. In any given week he can be on the East Coast, West Coast, north or south… Some weeks his schedule is plain hard to keep track of! One thing we get a kick-out-of are his stories of fellow passengers, and the things that frequent travelers deal with on a regular basis. We asked Chris to give us his top 10 list of things NOT to do while traveling by air. *Note- Some of these suggestions are from fellow passengers that Chris interacts with while he hops across the country… We hope you enjoy!
The Senior List is proud to announce the winner of the GreatCall 5Star Medical Alert System drawing. If you’ll recall The Senior List wrote 
system called the 5Star
I’m not writing a regular column anymore, but recent statistics released by the 
One of our members at 
Kathe (Kate) Gehrke was my husband’s great grandmother. In 1923 she left Northern Germany and came to America by boat with her husband Franz and 3 year old daughter (Magdalene). Kate was only 23 at the time. Like so many before her (and so many after) they arrived at Ellis Island in search of a better life. At the time, inflation was rocking Germany following WWI. After boarding the Mount Carroll she would wave goodbye to her parents and a sister… Never to see them again. By the time Kate was able to return to Germany 50 years later, all had died.
