Photo by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Several weeks ago the New York Times published an opinion piece with this heart-stopping headline: “For the Good of the Country, Older Americans Should Work More and Take […]
Photo by Aakash Dhage on Unsplash I want to let you know that I won’t be providing fresh posts this week or next, as my wife and I are taking a two-week vacation. We’re driving from Baltimore to a succession of marvelous Southeastern cities where it will be our great pleasure to visit with friends […]
Gary Allen Foster, an executive recruiter and career transitions coach, thinks traditional retirement is a bad idea. At 80, he considers himself semi-retired, working as much as he wants and keeping his mind sharp and his body fit. In this interview he discusses his thoughts on a variety of topics related to the last stage […]
Photo by Online Marketing on Unsplash It’s open enrollment season for Medicare through December 7, which means it’s open season on the elderly or those hoping to become so. Last year, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a nonprofit health policy organization, 643,000 Medicare ads ran on television during the nine-week enrollment season, most […]
No. 43/October 25, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Who’s Old: 80 is the new 60 The latest study from Age Wave, The New Age of Aging, finds that the rising tide of older adults has already changed […]
Photo by Carlos Torres on Unsplash Louise Aronson, a geriatrician and author, points out that older adults have been systematically neglected and underserved by the American healthcare system. This neglect is reflected in our healthcare institutions: Pediatricians and pediatric hospitals to treat children, internists and mainstream hospitals treat adults. For older adults we have…nursing homes. The EndGame is […]
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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 […]
