Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash If you believe life begins at conception, then consider me a native of Chicago. That’s where a young married couple who were about to become my parents were living when I was conceived. Once they learned they were expecting, however, the couple high-tailed it back to Louisiana, where both […]
Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. When I first began this newsletter, I made a conscious decision not to write about finances, and after researching this piece, I am remembering why. In brief, I […]
No. 73/January 15, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. When Disaster Strikes, Elders Are Victims In disasters such as the Los Angeles wildfires, elderly and disabled residents are the most at risk. In Hurricane Katrina, 71% of the […]
Photo: Rowen Smith for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. If you are a male born in the first wave of the baby boom (1946 to 1957), you probably absorbed some problematic ideas about masculinity. Yes, it’s true that […]
Photo: Mark Humphrey/AP The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The eulogies continue to pour in for former President Jimmy Carter after his death this week at the age of 100. There were accolades for his achievements in political life, chief […]
No. 72/January 1, 2025 Happy New Year! NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Channeling Your Inner Flamingo What’s the most reliable way to assess your risk of falling? According to a Mayo Clinic study, it’s how long you can […]
Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In the furniture business, where three generations of my family earned their livelihoods, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day was set aside for taking inventory. As […]
Photo by Sies Kranen on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Our society has a bad attitude about aging. This is well established. Youth gets the glory, old age seems gory. Most of the familiar, negative stereotypes about old […]
No. 71/December 18, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. New Resources for Solo Agers Until recently, older adults aging alone – without a partner or adult children nearby – had few sources of help or advice. Today they […]
Photo by Nathan Dumlao 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 just learned that I am a reducetarian. According to Brian Kateman, who coined the word in his 2017 book The Reducetarian Solution, the label refers to one […]
