Is that a Birthday Cake or a Bonfire?

As another birthday comes and goes, I’ve been thinking about the cultural values that we Americans share on aging. Retirement Financial planners build their careers tapping into that promise. Exciting travel. Leisure time with the ones you love. All very...

Ageism: Live Long Enough – It’ll Find You

For two years, I’ve been a volunteer driver for Duet, a non-profit organization in Phoenix, Arizona, that assists seniors in arranging for transportation to and from their doctor appointments. I have met a lot of lovely ladies in their eighties (most of my...

Charlie the Apricot Poodle

I’ve been very worried about my dog, Charlie. In May, he was diagnosed with congestive heart disease. An enlarged heart that presses against his larynx and produces a cough whenever he gets too excited. An even though he’s thirteen in just a few weeks, I...

Tomorrowland

Just the other day it hit me. Something odd was happening. I’d noticed the feeling before. It was a growing excitement. It had all started with my first desktop computer in the mid-1980s. Then, the microwave showed up. The CD player. I remembered seeing it all...