I’m On My Next-to-Last Mattress – How ’bout You?

In 2019, we moved from our golf-course home of 19 years to a smaller home, deciding to rent for a while. It became a major purging event, including getting rid of our saggy 20-year-old Sleep Comfort mattress. I believe the mattress we slept on before that one lasted about 15+ years. The other day, I […]

WARNING! New Virus Alert for Over-50 Adults

It’s Sunday, I’m sitting in my home office, it’s snowing like crazy – and I’m pissed. At this moment, I’ve become the “grumpy, immobile, smelly ‘ol fart I swore I’d never become.” (That’s the subtitle to a book I wrote several years ago that seems to be stuck in eternal unpublished mode). We’re in the […]

You Are “Rare and Valuable” – Don’t Waste It By Retiring!

I’ve been pigging out recently on young, contrarian author and Georgetown University computer science professor, Cal Newport, rereading two of his books and watching lots of his many YouTube podcast interviews. The podcasts provide a welcome and productive relief of the boredom of my daily visits to the treadmill and upright bike. I guess you […]

Is There a “Capstone Career” in Your Future?

My “9-to-5” these days is writing resumes, developing LinkedIn profiles and networking strategies, and providing career transition assistance for mid-to-late career professionals, mostly in the healthcare space. I’m fortunate to be able to connect with some very committed and talented folks on a pretty deep level as I help them with these components of their […]

Is Your Last Day On Earth Worth That “Big Mac?”

Twenty-two months ago, I penned out a blog that talked about my Dad’s extended morbidity. And about my intention to not have the same. You can read the entire article here. Or here are some cliff notes. My Dad made it to 1998 and age 81 – right on today’s average lifespan. But, a big […]

Ten Good Habits at 60+ That Can Add Ten or More Healthy Years To Your Life

It may seem a bit crazy to be suggesting ways to add to our lives when we are all caught up in holding on to what we have in this COVID madness. The evidence seems to clarify that the best defense against this nasty bug is to max out our immune system. That’s not something […]