Thinking about the future of Social Security reminds us of watching a disaster movie in slow motion. We know the two trains are going to collide or the ship is going to hit the iceberg, yet the Big Event is years in the future, approaching inexorably but at a snail’s...
These days, people are getting all kinds of advice from so-called influencers on various social media platforms. Investment advice offered by self-styled “experts” is one common example. A few months back, we read a Wall Street Journal column in which financial writer...
At an age when many of us are slowing down, Dave McClung of Olathe, Kansas, is heading in the opposite direction. In fact, last October this active octogenarian set an unofficial record as the oldest climber ever to reach South Base Camp on Nepal’s Mount Everest. Just...
Here at the Blog, we’ve heard the term “SuperAgers” before. It turns out the notion of calling some seniors “SuperAgers” goes back at least a decade and a half, and it refers (as we’ll see below) to men and women in their eighties and beyond whose memory seems not to...
Why don’t people exercise more? The list of excuses is long indeed. “I’m too tired.” “I don’t like to sweat.” “It’s boring.” And probably the number one excuse: “I don’t have time.” So, for those who claim to be time-starved, here’s question. Do you have five to ten...
When it comes to our health, most of us will share freely about practically anything – except for mental health. For various reasons, discussing mental health problems is often taboo, whether the affected person is us or someone we love. Either we pretend the problems...
