Although I have avoided making New Year’s Resolutions for several years, I decided in 2017 to return to that ritual. I sat down with a…
The Good Ol’ Days
In 1970, Alvin Toffler published Future Shock, a prediction that the rapid pace of industrial and technologic development would overwhelm us. Toffler’s definition of future…
The Saddest Words
I remember my 7th grade English teacher, Miss Sowell, writing on the board, in her carefully crafted handwriting, this quote from Walt Whitman: “Of all sad…
Another Kind of Wisdom
In a recent post, I suggested that retirees practice a crucial role: keepers of wisdom. Our own knowledge is valuable, but we can increase that…
Memorial Day 2016
Sometimes, I joke about retiree’s holidays. I am aware of the neighborhood around me getting excited about an impending holiday, but it is difficult for…
Pushmi-Pullyu
The two-headed Llama from Dr. Doolittle is my mascot today. I am being pushed by my desire to accomplish something – anything, really – and…
Embracing Technology
As much as I avoid using clichés, “preaching to the choir” is an apt description of this post. Readers of a blog have already discovered…
Keepers of Wisdom
One of the reasons that aging is difficult for many retirees is that our culture undervalues its elders. The media and advertising hold up images…
Poignancy
One of my favorite retirement bloggers posted an article warning about living for yesterday, finding everything about our current lives falls short of the idealized…
Happy Thanksgiving
Uh-oh! Thanksgiving? This is, after all, February . If this were a movie, you would see a calendar, turned to November 26, and then the…