Photo by Damian Barczak on Unsplash Fifty years ago, when I was young and stupid, marijuana was hands down my drug of choice. For a straight-laced, straight A, rule-following, risk-averse young fellow, the thrill of doing something illicit was part of its appeal, but the real attraction was the way the drug made me feel. It allowed me […]
No. 42/October 11, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Most Depressing Headline of the Week For me, a person inclined to take life sitting down, this was the undisputed winner: “Sitting more than 10 hours a day could […]
Photo by Unsplash in collaboration with Getty Images The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. On a half dozen occasions this past June, I would be in the middle of a conversation when, without warning, my voice would turn hoarse. By […]
Raymond Jetson, a church pastor, Harvard fellow, and former state legislator, founded Aging While Black to explore the unique experience of Black Americans, particularly how social, political and economic inequalities have a bearing on aging. As the driving force behind Metromorphosis, a social change nonprofit, he has developed an approach built on engaging and convening […]
Photo by Jeremy Wong on Unsplash It must be true that I have mellowed with age. This is a good thing, as the angry-young-man schtick looks pretty ridiculous on genial old Pop Pop. But bullying is one exception that always makes my blood boil. I respond viscerally whenever I learn of the strong terrorizing the weak just because […]
No. 41/September 27, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Where are the volunteers? The 70 million retirees in the U.S. represent “the greatest concentration of knowledge, experience, and emotional intelligence in the nation’s history,” says Ken Dychtw… Read […]
Photo by Marko Blažević on Unsplash Over the summer my oldest granddaughter, 10-year-old Margaret, was bitten by the writing bug. At first she was creating a short story, but she kept writing until it was no longer short. When she finally concluded the project in late August, it stood at 80-plus handwritten pages – an admirable feat of […]
Photo by Getty Images on Unsplash I have not been a big fan of retirement communities. All things being equal, my wife and I would prefer to spend our final years in the comfort of our own home, thank you. But all things are not always equal. There may come a day when living in […]
No. 40/September 13, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Using Your Home Equity to Fund Retirement Don’t forget to count the equity in your home when you add up your assets for retirement. Retirement specialist Mark Miller notes […]
Photo by Jens Frank Jakob on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I have been assured in many articles and books that as we grow older, we grow wiser. Wisdom is held out as the great consolation prize that […]
