For the fearless and curious, age and adventure go hand in hand
Unabridged from my Bonus Years column in the Lifestyle section of The Sunday Capital, Annapolis, Maryland Later-life improvisation. I'm not talking about Comedy Central type improv. I'm talking more generally about creative responses that people make when they have no script to follow – or don't like the...
New learning and giving commitments make a noble new year
Unabridged from my Bonus Years column in the Lifestyle section of The Sunday Capital, Annapolis, Maryland Last week I was sitting at a table in "my section" of the Double T Diner on West Street, one of my favorite hangouts. It's a sort of "not-too-hot/not-too-cold" Goldilocks setting –...
Consumables trump stuff when buying gifts for luminaries
Unabridged from my Bonus Years column in the Lifestyle section of The Sunday Capital, Annapolis, Maryland Gifts for friends and relatives in their bonus years – not "seniors" or "elders" or "oldsters" but what we call "luminaries" – can be a special challenge during a gift-giving holiday season...
You’re lucky if you still need a plan after you’ve lost your marbles
Everyone who talks and writes about later life – from financial advisors to aging gurus – emphasizes the need for a later life plan. Even Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman in The Bucket List created a last-minute plan of things to see and do before...
You’re lucky if you still need a plan after you’ve lost your marbles
Unabridged from my Bonus Years column in the Lifestyle section of The Sunday Capital, Annapolis, Maryland Everyone who talks and writes about later life – from financial advisors to aging gurus – emphasizes the need for a later life plan. Even Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman in The...
Downsizing sounds like a good idea – until you have to do it
We did it! Practice what you preach, they say. So we did. We downsized – and haven't looked back. It happened real fast. A "For Sale" sign appeared on an attractive but much smaller, single-story home down the street. The owners kept lowering the price,...
