Your collections and ‘treasures’ aren’t likely to make you rich. — Every time I walk into an antique store, I think, “Should I have saved all this stuff?” We’re all familiar with the answer. How would you know what to save? Look at the things your grandkids love today and ask yourself what is going to be valuable 30 years from…

It turns out there are reasons beyond our control. — Old has a smell. I distinctly remember walking into my grandmother’s house as a child and making a face because of it. Now it’s my turn. …

I’m making room for more. — We all go through a cycle of empty and fill multiple times in our lives, don’t we? It’s almost like we can’t stand empty spaces. You move gifts from your kids into the attic when the gifts from the grandkids start. Or you’re your own worst enemy, unable to resist…

My crazy cat bite story — Does anyone else know that cat bites are one of the worst you can get from an animal? My brush with death begins with my ex-wife. We’d been divorced about a year when she called to ask a favor. She had met someone in Hawaii and was making plans to…

We can’t figure out technology is not on the list. — There’s a joke in Silicon Valley that says that when old people start showing up in a social media app, it’s past its prime, and kids need to abandon it for another app. …

I can’t promise I’ll act my age. — I’m writing this on a plane with my wife heading to Atlanta from San Francisco for a wedding. We were invited by a former young colleague, who says she found the love of her life, and moved across the country to be with him. She was essentially my work wife…

Friends are good for your health and well-being, but I’m struggling. — Is it possible to make close friends late in life? You know, the kind you can share anything without judgement. The kind you can call any time. The kind that always has your back. The kind who can come over on a whim, without an invitation. …

Why does it feel like we’re still in high school? — I was having a drink at ye olde tavern with a friend whose second wife died three years ago. They had been married for 12 years, which, in the grand scheme of things, is not long compared to other couples we know who are past the 40th-anniversary mark. …

Only if you’re open to taking chances — If you had an opportunity later in life to do what you’ve always wanted to do for a living, would you take it? What if you were forced to? I worked with a lot of 20-somethings in my last job. It was not the kind of work most would do…