Gary Tetz

Gary Tetz is multimedia consultant at Consonus Healthcare Services. He was a columnist for I Advance Senior Care / Long-Term Living from 2005-2012.

Just one more question

Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »

Graham W. Brimhall’s very lucky day

I've been sold a lot of ridiculous stuff in my life. Elaborate devices to correct my golf swing. A combination vegetable slicer/clock radio. A Read More »

Just one more question

Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »

Reunion revolution

I've faced a lot of important decisions in my life.Should I abandon Canada and move south to a more socialist country? Should I give all my money to Read More »

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Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »

Surviving the RPI

This Recession is finally getting to me. Oops, sorry. The President has asked me not to call it that. Let me start over. This Reverse Prosperity Read More »

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Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »

The cult of me

We all have dreams and aspirations. We're human, after all. I believe it was the poet Robert Browning who postulated that “a man's reach should Read More »

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Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »

An asterisk-free life

I'm in an awkward position. Not literally, because I'm actually quite comfortable here in my cozy recliner, feet up, mug of coffee in hand, computer Read More »

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Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »

Kermit was right – It’s not easy being green

With our planet melting like an ice sculpture abandoned in a mall parking lot, everything's going “green” these days. ”Green” means different things Read More »

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Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »

Terror in the sky

I walk a lot. Faithful readers of this magazine already know this, and I'm certain admire me for it. Throughout my fair city, I'm an icon to all, Read More »

Strapped to the rocket

We're all adults here,1 so I don't see why we shouldn't talk openly and honestly about a deadly and destructive force that holds this entire country Read More »

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Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »

OH, by the Way…

This Month's Victim: Phil Fogg, Jr. is founder and president of Marquis Companies, offering skilled nursing, assisted living, Alzheimer's, and home Read More »

To sleep or not to sleep

If Shakespeare had suffered from a sleep disorder, his work might not have turned out quite so well. He'd have written more like me—in a state of Read More »

OH, by the way…

This Month's Victim: A widely respected MDS expert and frequent presenter at state and national conferences, Leah has been called “the Erma Bombeck Read More »

Sunny side up

Maybe it's the news. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's the way every gently falling leaf is a grim reminder that eventually I, too, will shrivel and drop from the sky. Read More »

OH, by the Way…

Remember the great TV detective Columbo? Read More »

Nursing homes go to the dogs

My dog hates freedom. He hates it real bad. Read More »

Flying MVP in a coach world

After an exhausting personal evaluation conducted while sitting absolutely still in a dark, quiet, temperature-controlled room, I have arrived at a a disquietying conclusion Read More »

Spring resolutions (sort of)

What some people blame on global warming, I prefer to call spring—and this year, I could hear it coming long before I could see it. Read More »

Flipping by woods on a snowy evening

Robert Frost1 was quite a guy. Besides being a poet of some renown, he was one of the nation's early traffic engineers, advising motorists in a Read More »

A Vision of Love

I have a friend, who happens to be a girl. So yes, she's a friend-girl, but it's not what you think Read More »

Life at walking speed

When I caught myself pulling clothes directly from the dryer and putting them on, I knew life was moving way too fast. Read More »

News fatigue

She had the shiniest black shoes I'd ever seen, and I told her so. Read More »

Master the Basics

I've always had a thing for maxims. So profound. So pithy. So handy to have around. Read More »