Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Your telomeres are listening to you!! And they may not like what they are hearing. OK, buffo – what’s a telomere? Think of that little plastic wrap at the end of a shoelace that keeps it from fraying. You do wear laced shoes occasionally, don’t you? Or have recently enough to remember… Continue reading Think About It – You Can Slow or Accelerate Your Aging!
Retired? You May Be About to Waste the Most Productive, Fulfilling Time of Your Life?
Photo by Cristofer Jeschke on Unsplash Your financial planner just called you to a special meeting in his office to deliver some news. It’s all good. You’ve hit your investment goals and are financially prepared to retire! You started a diligent, leveraged savings plan at 28 and now, 35 years later and with his help… Continue reading Retired? You May Be About to Waste the Most Productive, Fulfilling Time of Your Life?
Retirement and the “No-Work” Danger Zone
Photo by Raúl Nájera on Unsplash Here’s a theory to ponder: retirement can cause brain-rot! Brain rot? Never heard of it? Well, I hadn’t either – I kinda just made it up. I just wanted to get your attention. But the thought came to me after I stumbled across a YouTube featuring spiritual elder Rabbi Zalman Schachter talking… Continue reading Retirement and the “No-Work” Danger Zone
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Are Your Genetics Trapping Your Mindset?
Me: So, John – how long do you expect to live? John: Well, I’ve never been asked that question. Probably mid-eighties. Me: John, you’re 72 and healthy – why the mid-eighties? John: Oh, genetics, I suppose. My dad died at 63. My mom was in her late eighties. Me: Suppose I told you that we’ve… Continue reading Are Your Genetics Trapping Your Mindset?
Why Do We Insist on Dying Early?
Maybe you saw the November 30, 2019 Associated Press article in your local paper entitled: “CDC: Life expectancy in U.S. declining.” I found it buried on page 15A in the birdcage-bottom-quality newspaper we have here in Denver. No space for this newsflash in the front portion of our paper. More of the attention there was… Continue reading Why Do We Insist on Dying Early?
A Berry Important but Nutty Solution to Cognitive Decline
Photo by Trang Doan from Pexels I just finished another boring breakfast – the same one I have 7 out of 7 days: oatmeal or bran flakes over a bed of strawberries. sliced banana, and almond milk with a side order of whole-grain toast with a thin layer of organic peanut butter and a touch… Continue reading A Berry Important but Nutty Solution to Cognitive Decline
Modeling the New Retirementality
Meet Per Karlqvist, optician, business owner, husband, father of two daughters, granddad of two, golfer, traveler, and socially-active septuagenarian – and a model of the new retirement mentality that is slowly taking hold in our culture. I met Per for coffee this week after hearing some intriguing parts of his story from his son-in-law who… Continue reading Modeling the New Retirementality
Happy Thanksgiving!!
A friend of mine sent me this video filmed at the 2005 Super Bowl. I share it as a reminder of how things have changed for us culturally in a mere 13 years. How refreshing to see players, black and white, singing the national anthem and respecting the flag. As we celebrate Thanksgiving, let’s strive… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!!
Confessions of An Addict
I’m an addict! No, you won’t find needle marks on my arms or between my toes. I haven’t joined the opioid crowd. I had my single, daily beer today – that was it. My computers are free of porn sites. And I haven’t spun a roulette wheel or said “hit me” at a blackjack table… Continue reading Confessions of An Addict
