General Interest
After Fifty? Thinking of Retirement? Make It a Happy One!
US News came out this week with a great article, “7 Secrets to a Happy Retirement.” It could have easily been entitled “7 Secrets to a Happy Life,” as the “secrets” make a lot of sense, regardless of how many candles we have on our birthday cakes. The problem, though, is that these secrets may be a lot more diffi...Read More
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
Note that this was passed along to me. I don’t know who the author is – if anyone knows then please let me know. �The author�really needs to be acknowledged for writing such a wonderful piece!� Here goes….. 1. THROW OUT NONESSENTIAL NUMBERS. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why ...Read More
Alzheimer’s: A “Bold Plan”
It’s infuriating the way TV advertisements present Alzheimer’s disease. The socially acceptable scenarios played out on the�screen are�insulting to those who deal with the raw truth of this devastating illness. Televised fantasies contribute to dulling our senses to the urgency needed to get on with solving this issue. AlzheimerR...Read More
Supporting Ourselves in Retirement
I recently had the opportunity to review a report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, which has produced its 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey. (You can read the report right here.) There are several significant, eye-opening findings in the report. For example, “most workers have little put away in savings and investments…”...Read More
Hoorah!!! Our first grandchild, Daisy, is here!
I am so, so pleased to share that we are now first-time grandparents! Did I say, “pleased?” Hmmmmm…. it’s actually more like ecstatic, elated, overjoyed – or, better yet – there are no words to adequately describe the feeling. Daisy, our little blessed one, is simply gorgeous, and happily, she, her mom and her da...Read More
Where To Live After Fifty: Things to Consider
After Fifty Living user “Beeples985″ wrote into the “Where To Live After 50″ forum recently. “Looking to downsize soon. Ugh, the thought of all that and moving too….” Beeples985 got me thinking – there really are so many issues and options to consider in the “stay put or move” decision-mak...Read More
Our Children’s Choices
I ran into an old friend yesterday. We were both in a rush, yet eager to catch up. We “hit the highpoints” of our lives, including those of our children’s. And then she relayed a brief story about one child, summing it up by saying, “Well, I made my choices and now she’s making hers.” I’ve thought about her...Read More
A Guide For Caring For a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease
Thank you! Thank you, National Institute on Aging for preparing, producing, and providing (for free, no less) this great guide for Caring For a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease. It is described as “easy to use,” and thankfully, they are absolutely right! I remember standing by and watching helplessly as my father descended into the...Read More
Masking Ageism
Probably one of the most interesting aspects of the Tipper and Al Gore split is not the split itself, but rather the reaction people are having to it. We have all�heard the comment: why be bothered after all those years.�And this comment makes me think�”ageism” is at work. �There may be one of at least three things going on here...Read More
Best Wishes to Al and Tipper
I have been married for a long time – not as long as Al and Tipper Gore, but a long time, nevertheless. With that as a backdrop, let me say that I find it surprising that people question the Gores about why they would “call it quits” after 40 years. Even though I’ve never been divorced, I am a huge advocate of people removin...Read More
Would You Prefer To Live Like a Senior – or a Criminal?
I came across this today – don’t know who the author is – but it is masterful! Enjoy! Let’s put the seniors in jail, and the criminals in a nursing home.This way the seniors would have access to showers, hobbies, and walks, they’d receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment , wheel chairs etc. an...Read More