Photo by ANHELINA OSAULENKO on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In my early 60s, I experienced a cascade of painful injuries that seemed to come out of nowhere. My lower back pain made it difficult for me to […]
No. 96/December 3, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. For the Person Who Has Everything – Except A Plan for Retirement Give them the roadmap to a satisfying post-career life: The AfterWork: Finding Fulfilling Alternatives to Retirement. Buy […]
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This week The New York Times published political correspondent Michelle Cottle’s harrowing personal account of the challenges her family faced in caring for her aging father. It […]
Photo by Curated Lifestyle for 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 going to a lot of funerals this year. It comes with the territory of being chronologically gifted. But the latest one hit me with all […]
No. 95/November 19, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Baby Boomers Forcing Senior Living to Adapt Baby Boomers have different expectations of older adult communities, and successful communities will have to adapt, says healthcare CEO Terry Rogers. Among […]
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash When I was in my 20s, I volunteered with several friends to help Vicki, a departing co-worker, and her husband load all their worldly possessions into an enormous U-Haul truck. Item by item, we marched chairs, tables, floor cushions, kitchen implements, a hatrack, and other disorganized bits and pieces […]
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. “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” -Psalms 90:12 Although I happen to belong to a group called Wise Aging, I […]
No. 94/November 5, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Are We Ready to Live Longer? Apparently Not. In a survey of older Americans conducted by John Hancock and the MIT AgeLab, most adults were unprepared to live the […]
No. 94/November 5, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Are We Ready to Live Longer? Apparently Not. In a survey of older Americans conducted by John Hancock and the MIT AgeLab, most adults were unprepared to live the […]
Photo by Igor Omilaev on 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 were planning to live out the rest of your days without ever having to deal with artificial intelligence, you’re already too late. For starters, you’ve already […]
