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 […]
Photo by Austin Chan 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 am among the 48.4% of American voters who are (choose one or more) [devastated/heartbroken/angry/ disappointed/ anxious/ frustrated/ despairing] over the 2024 Presidential Election result. Hundreds of people […]
No. 70/December 4, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. A Gram Scam Homerun A British telephone company has unleashed upon unsuspecting phone scammers an A.I. granny, Daisy Harris. Daisy’s mission is to waste scammers’ time, so they have […]
Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash Note to Readers: While I am traveling this Thanksgiving Week, I am posting a reprint of a 2022 post for your post-prandial reading. I’ll be back next week with fresh grist. The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free […]
