http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/happiest/ en-us Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:11:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003553/posts CHICAGO (AP) — Newsflash for rock stars and teenagers: It turns out everything doesn't go downhill as we age — the golden years really are golden.That's according to eye-opening research that found the happiest Americans are the oldest, and older adults are more socially active than the stereotype of the lonely senior suggests.The two go hand-in-hand — being social can help keep away the blues."The good news is that with age comes happiness," said study author Yang Yang, a University of Chicago sociologist. "Life gets better in one's perception as one ages."A certain amount of distress in old age is... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003553/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:11:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933008/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2007 – Ask Master Chief Petty Officer Bruce “Skip” Binda why he joined the Navy nearly three decades ago and he’ll tell you it was a matter of pride. At 19, Binda had spent all of his tuition money on beer and eight-track music cassettes and was too proud to ask his father for the $200 he needed to return to college. Along came a Navy commercial proffering $1,500 to join, and Binda took the bait “hook, line and sinker,” he said. Since joining in 1980, he has served on one submarine and 10 ships and served... Why We Serve http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933008/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:54:28 GMT