Cultural preservation also includes saving baby boomers’ pop culture
In order to write a Bonus Years column each week, I have to be on the lookout for interesting people using their gifts in interesting ways in their later life. One of the benefits is that many of those I interview become new friends. One...
Aging boomers may have new ways to keep on sailing
Last week I devoted part of an afternoon for my annual sprint through the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis. Little boats (but not many), big boats (mostly) and floating condos (a.k.a. catamarans) were in abundance — plus all kinds of gizmos and assorted stuff for...
Our legacy helps convey the value and meaning of our life
Legacy. I’m not talking about the dictionary definition, which says, “a gift or a bequest, that is handed down, endowed or conveyed from one person to another … a possession that is transmitted, inherited or received from a predecessor.” Instead, I’m using the term legacy...
From Harvard to Annapolis and A Cook’s Cafe
Have you ever been to a farm-to-table restaurant? You can answer "yes" if you have been to A Cook's Cafe, located at 911 Commerce St. across Bestgate Road from Westfield Annapolis mall. If you have not, you should go there for lunch just to taste...
Making Later-Life Work
American culture continues to glamorize the retirement, “Golden Years” as a time for endless leisure and amusement. I have a different view of later-life for our nation's Baby Boomers. That's why I've written Reboot!, to make the case for returning to work, in some capacity, after...
In real life, finishing well comes in many flavors
Unabridged from my Bonus Years column in the Lifestyle section of The Sunday Capital, Annapolis, Maryland Like the Ravens' Ray Lewis, one of the NFL's all-time great linebackers, we all want to go out as a champion, to finish well. However, in real life finishing well comes...
