I’m trying to slow it back down — How did we get to March already? Wasn’t Christmas yesterday? Why do I feel I’m hurtling forward to … well, something? There are too many times when my wife and I say over dinner, “Where did the day go?” It’s usually followed by, “Where did the year go?’ “Time and…

There might be one thing to try — Many of us have discussed our passing with our partner, but it may have only been in a practical way. For example, we talk about how wills, trusts, and the protections they bring are necessary. What seems rarely discussed is how to handle the feelings that may come with the…

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. …

We’re at an age where we should know better — Stubborn. Set in our ways, unwilling to change. Demanding respect we have not earned. Believing only our ways are the best. All of these labels have been applied to older people for generations. There must be a smidge of truth here, or they wouldn’t persist. However, I want us to…

I can’t decide if it’s harder or easier — John Egelkrout wrote an excellent article about how seniors are treated as a “demographic” and how marketers target us. He touched on travel, and how the average retiree spends roughly $11,000 a year on trips, a number that seems senseless since for most of us, it’s unattainable. At best we…

Even my mom’s passing couldn’t bring us back together — My close friends don’t have large families, so I don’t know if a family becoming estranged is common. My wife’s family is very different from mine. She is an only child, so no sibling dynamics. Plus, her family is close, but if you add up her aunts, uncles, and cousins…

I’m not sure how to help — John across the street lost his partner last year from a long illness; he was her primary caregiver. When we moved into the neighborhood, she was in an unresponsive stage. Ever since she passed, my wife and I noticed John’s conversations with us have slowly been changing, not in a…

Fortunately, there are alternatives — How I feel about concerts has changed as I’ve aged. I no longer want to fight to buy tickets. I will no longer buy General Admission seats. If I do go to a show, I will pay for the premium parking to avoid sitting in my car for an hour. …

At least the trial was wildly outrageous — I just finished sitting on a jury for a three-week civil trial, and it was both horrible and fascinating. Nobody likes jury duty. People hate it as much as they did decades ago. When you receive the summons in the mail, you start thinking about ways to get out of…