I hear it a couple of times every week: “Getting old is a bitch!” Or the overworked, less profane version: “Getting old isn’t for sissies!” Occasionally, someone will resort to an attempt at the comedic approach and borrow the classic: “If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken… Continue reading Aging Doesn’t Need to Be a B****
Take-off? Or landing? – Time to Decide (an update)
“Life is a fatal disease. Once contracted, there is no hope for survival” Dr. Walter Bortz, retired Stanford geriatric physician and one my heroes, made that statement in his 1984 book “Dare To Be 100”. It forms a backdrop for his message about our potential to live longer, healthier and more meaningful lives. Dr. Bortz… Continue reading Take-off? Or landing? – Time to Decide (an update)
Alzheimer’s Reversal – New Hope?
Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay I’m compelled this week to use my post to provide a shortcut to some important information on the healthcare front. Recently, Alzheimer’s became a part of my wife’s and my life. Fortunately, not with either of us nor within our immediate family. We have been witness to the devastating effects of the disease… Continue reading Alzheimer’s Reversal – New Hope?
An Older? Or An Elder? A Question Every Boomer Retiree Needs to Confront.
Photo by Bruce Mars, Pexels “Those who continue to grow as they grow older can develop long-term vision, whereas most become blinded by near-term needs and common neediness. Growing older happens to everyone. But growing wiser happens to those who awaken to a greater sense of meaning and purpose in life. Without this added dimension,… Continue reading An Older? Or An Elder? A Question Every Boomer Retiree Needs to Confront.
Retirement Planning Done Well.
Dola Handley and Cary Smith in Munich, Germany Imagine with me that you are working 60 hour weeks, making life-and-death decisions virtually every day, herding cats that are your staff, fighting with superiors for adequate resources, putting up with arrogant personalities, being on call-standby many weekends and operating on less than adequate sleep. Now imagine… Continue reading Retirement Planning Done Well.
Aging Without Frailty – A Series (Part 3)
Welcome to Part 3 of this series on avoiding extended late life frailty. In Part 1, we looked at frailty with the intent of establishing that it isn’t synonymous with aging and that it is not a disease but rather a condition related to disuse. I also introduced a clinical term often associated with this… Continue reading Aging Without Frailty – A Series (Part 3)
Aging Without Frailty – A Series (Part 2)
Avoid the “frail trail”, get on the “strong path”. I wish I had thought of those words. They belong to 87-year old Fred Bartlit, the West Pointer/Army Ranger/Attorney/bowl skier/strength-training gonzo I referenced in last week’s blog. Those words are his mantra and they describe his mission. Not being the most creative person around, and not… Continue reading Aging Without Frailty – A Series (Part 2)
Aging Without Frailty – A Series
Fred Bartlit really lit me up!! Fred’s story showed up in a recent Sunday issue of our local newspaper. My wife found it, brought it to me and said: “This guy is singing your song!”. She was absolutely right. Fred is an 86-year old West Point grad, former Army Ranger, founder and practicing attorney in… Continue reading Aging Without Frailty – A Series
This is getting to be the “berries”!
Seriously. We need to get real about meat.
Well, Nebraska is angry. That probably doesn’t tip your attention meter unless you are into college football and/or John Deere mega-tractors. Seems that Nebraska has its knickers in knots over people considering as meat anything other than muscle, gristle, and fat that has been extracted above four legs. Our recent Sunday paper Business Section gave… Continue reading Seriously. We need to get real about meat.
