There’s a Longevity Revolution Brewing.  Are You Going to Be Part of It?

  Do you get the impression that millennials still don’t seem to like us so much, we COVID-susceptible, creaky, white-haired relics? The “OK Boomer” wave seems to have fizzled but there is still a bubbling resentment. No better demonstration of that than the virus-flaunting that’s taking place by the youngers at bars and beaches. I […]

Do You Have an “Escape Tunnel” or “Glidepath” to Your “Retirement Victory Lap?”

OK – I’m guilty. I’m full-on plagiarizing! I stole all of the terms you see in quotes in the headline from Mike Drak, Rob Morrison, and Jonathan Chevreau (henceforth known as M, R, & J) Secretly, I hate them! You see, they put into 209 wonderfully written pages what I’ve been blogging about for three […]

Sixty-years-old or about to be? Here Are Some Experience-based Suggestions for the Path Ahead.

As a 78-year-old I’ve been there and done the 60-year-old thing. The experiences and decisions of my late 50s and early 60s played a big role in developing the roadmap I’m navigating for the rest of my life. I’m dedicated to sharing this experience in hopes that what I’ve learned will help others at this […]

The Idea of Retirement Has Stolen Our Inner Magician. Let’s Get It Back!

“We all know that nature abhors a vacuum. The same is true of our imaginations. The Magician makes this principle work for him. Drawing a magic circle, he creates an empty space in which to work his magic. You can think of your goals as providing the boundaries of this inner circle. Within the empty […]

Is COVID a Cataclysm? Or a Catalyst? I’m Going With the Latter

    How’s your whiplash going? Mine sucks!! I’m coming off a bad week. Actually, two weeks of funk. Last week was the first time in over two years that I missed a Monday 5 p.m. blog post. Couldn’t do it. The draft that I ran by my first-level “copyeditor” (my roommate of 49 1/2 […]

Your Bucket List Just Got Blown Up – Now What?

  2020 COVID-19 bucket-list revision: Daughter’s country club wedding Backyard, limit to 20 guests, buy masks, cancel caterer, saved $45K. Bahama/Mediterranean cruise Vision of floating petri-dish won’t go away – cancel, try to recover deposit. Early retirement Hmmm – maybe these non- or semi-retirement heretics are on to something. Buy some books. Find therapist to […]