I was fortunate to work as a pharmacist until age 76. At that time I stopped counting pills, not to retire, but to take care of a family obligation and I also wanted to spend more time writing and building websites. I take stubborn pleasure in fighting with challenging computer code or installing new software …more

For the first time in my life, I bought a magazine while waiting in the checkout line at the grocery store. The October edition of The Atlantic had on its cover, a photo of a man who looked to be his 80’s. The title of the cover story, The New Science of Old Age, showed …more

When I worked, I had a saying, which I admit to stealing from my husband, “Change or die.” This was for the people at work who were so rigid they couldn’t accept change in the work place or, for that matter, probably anywhere else in their lives. They were the ones who railed against any …more

Vicki would like to disrupt our placid retirement with another cat. I ask you, is that fair? Because I have always been the early riser and the one who handles cleaning duties, I have been the cat keeper…in sickness and in health, until death do they part. I fed, watered, changed litter, cleaned up after …more

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As I entered my early sixties we began to search for a compatible place to retire. My wife worked as a volunteer for several years in Costa Rica and that was the logical place to begin. After four trips it became apparent this beautiful country did not meet all our expectations. Next we traveled to …more

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Years ago, (and I’m really dating myself here, but I bet some of you remember), there was a TV show in the middle of the day called Art Linkletter’s House Party. The show ran the gamut from household hints, informal celebrity interviews and musical groups. But the highlight of the show was at the end …more

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The trouble with spending the majority of one’s working life, as a soldier, is that few of us who have spent our productive years within the military fold can claim any lasting achievement. After all, architects will have their buildings and copious other constructions to be remembered by, bridge builders and motorway labourers alike, may …more

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My wife and I had a casual acquaintance with camping when we got married. She had camped in tents with her family growing up. I had done a lot of camping as a Boy Scout leader while our boys were growing up. We both enjoyed the outdoors and traveling to new places, but we had …more

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