Presidents use bonus years to write a comeback story
Presidents of the US, like the rest us, also retire. In fact, polls show that about half the American people would like to retire Barack Obama on November 6th – and the other half would like Obama's retirement to be delayed four years. This weekend,...
‘Work is a blessing:’ The gift of satisfying work in later life
Physician Alexis Carrel, recipient of the 1912 Nobel Prize in Medicine for pioneering work on vascular suturing, organ transplants and the aging of cells, famously said, “The aging man should neither stop working nor retire. Leisure is even more dangerous for the old than for...
Take an old song and make it better
The ancient Scriptures say "everything has its season." But Jeanne Kelly – who lives in Tracy's Landing with her husband Larry while devoting her bonus years to advancing the performing arts among older adults – says there is at least one exception. "As long as...
Errrt! Errrt! No aches and pains before dessert
Unabridged from my Bonus Years column in the Lifestyle section of The Sunday Capital, Annapolis, Maryland My 95-year-old mother, who is making the most of her bonus years, living independently in a condo on the West Coast of Florida, is a font of wisdom. Not long ago, she...
From old to gold in London
"People say I am a miracle, but I am just an ordinary old man." Those are the words of Japan's Hiroshi Hokestu, age 71, the oldest competitor in the 2012 Summer Games in London – and the oldest Olympian in 92 years. Hokestu-san is in...
Unexpected journeys can shape the bonus years
Unabridged from my Bonus Years column in the Lifestyle section of The Sunday Capital, Annapolis, Maryland It's a dolls' house. Not the kind your daughter received from Santa on her third Christmas. The dolls' house I am taking about is in the historic district, near City Dock. It's...
