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The idea behind Slightly Creaky
We all get slightly creaky with age
The first slight twinge of "old age" probably arrived before you reached 30. By 40, you lifted with your knees, not at your waist. By 50 you were no longer the fastest jogger or the person who could... whatever physical attribute it was that impressed others when you were "at your peak."
Although we may be slightly creaky, we are far from old. Such people are ten or fifteen years older than us, or the guy down the street. We are active, we travel, entertain, socialize, are still involved. And we intend to stay involved.
Taking a look at the list of topics on the left-side navigation bar, you can see what Slightly Creaky is all about. We try to find the easiest way for you to get the resources you need for travel, to pursue your hobbies, to get the occasional medical and health news you need, or a support group when that inevitable diagnosis hits someone you know. We are also a community, a place for slightly creaky people to share ideas.
We are not for everyone. If you have given up on life, if your idea of excitement is the TV remote, or if you have settled into a routine, you will probably find little of interest here. If you want to find information about geocaching, the best hot air ballooning tours, if you want to fix a warped door, or if you just need an idea for what to do on your next vacation, we hope we can assist.
Slightly Creaky
Developed for those 55 and older
(but anyone can use it).
What happened the last time you used a search engine? 23,000 entries on 10,000 pages? There is a huge amount of information on the Internet, but it's not always easy to find just what you are looking for.
Slightly Creaky has been developed by a former AOL manager with considerable online research experience. We spend hundreds of hours every month searching through thousands of links looking for the ones slightly creaky people would use. Besides the obvious medical and health links, we provide information on travel, lifestyles, and home repair, while providing hundreds of suggestions for new hobbies, activities, and ways of being productive and keeping busy.
The index to the left shows an overview of these things, but we go far deeper. For example, in the "On the Table" category we include links to recipes, caloric counters, nutrition articles, and, well, whatever we may find and like. Many of the items have been submitted by viewers.
We annotate every entry so you know what the site contains before you click. Our 2,300-plus support group and medical information links provide alphabetical lists of ailments, including "orphan" diseases, with links to support and informational sites. Since it's doubtful you could tell what the "The Magic Foundation" is, for example, simply by its name, we give you an in-depth description. In most cases we copy the mission statements or purposes directly from the site. We try not to editorialize.
More than just links, Slightly Creaky wants to provide first-person experiences of slightly creaky people, those who are feeling the ailments of their age, but still remain active. Thus we seek volunteers to write brief (200 to 400 word) columns on a variety of topics, from geocaching to storm chasing, to thoughts on medical practices and pharmaceuticals. In fact, we encourage all of our readers to submit articles on any topic at any time.
Suggestions are always welcomed.
The People Behind Slightly Creaky
Hal Rosengarten
Co-founder, Editor, Webmaster
A Baby Boomer by birth, a teacher by profession, Hal has a lengthy history of volunteerism throughout New York's Hudson Valley. Now retired as an elementary level teacher and a program manager for AOL, he is using his 30 plus years knowledge of computers and his experiences on the Internet to research and compile information for those who, like himself, are slightly creaky.
Roberta Rosengarten
Co-founder, Editor, Consumer Advocate, Volunteer Coordinator
As a polio survivor with a hip replacement and a new knee, Roberta recognizes the importance of keeping both mentally and physically focused. Refusing to give up her active lifestyles, she continues to travel, swim, and live life to the fullest by altering her approach to such activities. Roberta coordinates our research and volunteer teams.
Contributors:
See the bar to the right for volunteer opportunities
Bill Turley, Somondoco, Boyaca, Colombia
All of Bill's Slightly Creaky articles are archived.
Mark Rosengarten, United States
Eva Quesnell, United States
Irving Gross, United States
Nancy Dickerson of Mesquite Country, United States
All of Nancy's articles are archived.
The Slightly Creaky Philosophy of Safety
1. The Slightly Creaky Management Team recognizes that the Internet is not always the safest place for all people. We shall do our best to provide a safe environment for our users. We are not a site for children and will make every effort to discourage their usage.
2. We have read and accept the philosophies of Internet Safety as espoused by these (and other) web sites. We recommend that all people who come into contact with children be familiar with these guidelines.
- FTC: Advertising & Marketing on the Internet: Rules of the Road
- The COPA Commission's Report to Congress
- Cyberethics for Kids
- The National Academies Net Safe Kids
- Educational Cyberplayground
- WiredSafety
- FBI: A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
- For additional resources for Internet Safety, please see Googles's Child Safety Directory
3. Our Volunteers shall be encouraged to report all potential safety violations to both the Slightly Creaky Management Team and to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.
4. Although we recognize and respect the privacy of our viewers and volunteers, the Slightly Creaky Management Team shall cooperate fully with any formal and legal law enforcement investigation involving viewers, volunteers, or postings on this site.
Development History
January, 2008: An idea is born.
March, 2008: Site development and Internet release
April, 2008:
Initial production complete. We are now taking our time searching the best of the Internet sites so you don't have to.
April, 2008: Bill Turley joins the SC staff to write about his experiences living in Colombia, South America
June, 2008: Milestones: 5,000 links, exceeded 1,000 visitors a week.
August, 2008: Irving Gross joins the staff as head of our research department.
September, 2008: The Middletown, NY Times Herald Record features Slightly Creaky in their business section.
December, 2008: Nancy Dickerson joins the staff as featured columnist: Active Living.
January, 2009: Milestones: 14,000 links, exceeded 1,500 visitors a week.
Brief Disclaimer
The obvious legal statement.
The folks at Slightly Creaky are volunteers. None of us get any salary or compensation in any form. We are not a corporation, just a few folks working out of our houses. If anything on this site bothers you, if you notice mistakes, please let us know.
While we do maintain editorial rights, things slip past, especially on the message boards. The submitted columns and news articles, as well as the postings on the message boards, belong to the contributor(s), not to the Slightly Creaky team. We are simply a vehicle bringing you information to the best of our ability.
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