How to Fight Social Isolation as You Age
Talking to strangers can benefit you in later years.

My husband and I went out exploring the other day, walking up a steep hill to have a look at a new road our neighbor is putting in. When we reached the summit we heard a car approaching and turned to see a red Chevy Blazer chugging up the hill. The driver, a heavy-set man who looked to be in his late 60s, stopped and rolled down his window…