Should You Be “Training” for Old Age? You Bet! Here’s Why.

Sometimes dots connect. I wish it happened more often. You’d think they would for someone who spends as much time thinking and trying to unravel the mess that constantly swirls between my temples. A few dots connected this week after I read another Julia Hubbel article entitled “Are You in Training for Old Age? Or […]

Are You Inviting the “Pity” of Younger People?

  “Worrying about getting old makes us old. Being terrified of aging ages us perhaps more swiftly than anything. Research shows time and time again that our attitudes about how we age have a huge influence on how we age. When we constantly complain about how old we feel, how decrepit we are, we bring […]

On Hot Dogs, Senators, and Prescriptions for Beans, Broccoli, Bananas, and Blueberries.

  Photo by call me hangry on Unsplash What’s your reaction when you look at this picture? My reaction? I’m like a Pavlov dog – I start salivating. Put a brat with mustard on a white bun within a city block of me and I’m off my heath-and-wellness rails in a heartbeat in my clamor […]

Oops. I Screwed Up!

  Well, I screwed up. This week’s post is going out next week. I hit the wrong send button in Mailchimp at midnight last night, obviously in a fog from a long day. So, I’m filling in this week with a funny (as opposed to the usual run of unfunny stuff you are so kind […]

What is the best, free natural anti-aging technique? (Can we get over this rant?)

I get a daily feed of dozens of questions being asked by Quora.com subscribers that fall in the area of retirement, health and wellness, aging, and career transition. I try to respond to one or two of those questions daily. Most questions are worthy of attention, but every day produces some doozies. For example, here’s […]

Meet OPAL. (No, it’s not the crazy lady down the street!)

I knew an Opal in my hometown – 60+ years ago. Nice lady, as I recall. As were most ladies in my little hometown of 800. I also knew a Doris – but he was my girlfriend’s father. Small towns come with some weirdness – but I digress. Today, I met a different OPAL and […]