I’m on vacation. Yes, I know, some people ask: How can you be on vacation when you’re retired? Well, trust me, pre-retirees and other people still working, and as my fellow retirees can attest . . . you can.      I was in Florida for a week or so, then met up […]

     I’ve been on the road, traveling to and through Florida, for about ten days. For those of you who don’t know Florida, I thought I’d tell you what’s interesting about the state.      The beach. There’s lots of it. There’s so much of it that even though Florida is crowded, the beaches […]

     This is the first time I’ve been to Florida since before the pandemic. As I sit here staring at the ocean, I don’t have much to say. So I thought I’d just share a moment of peace and tranquility — the kind you get staring across the sand as the waves roll in — for anyone […]

     I just read that Florida is the most popular state where retired Americans moved in 2022. No surprise there, I guess, although you’d think that the hurricanes might slow things down a bit. Apparently not.      According to a study that came out in December, Florida was number one. North Carolina took […]

      I was born when Harry Truman was president. I don’t remember him. But I do remember Ike and Elvis, and Ann Landers and and Billy Graham, and Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart.      A lot has changed since those days of the 1950s and ’60s. A lot has stayed the same. […]

     Another year over and done with. The years seem to go by faster and faster as we get older, don’t they? So it’s time to pause and reflect back on the important, memorable items of 2022.      January.  For several years my wife B and I have been spending February in South […]

     Here’s my Christmas list for this year:      Large bottle of Tylenol.      Ice pack.      Tube of CBD cream.      Two knee braces.      One ankle brace.      New pickleball racket.      Yes, pickleball racket. A few years ago I started playing pickleball. I took […]

     I consider myself a reader. I wasn’t always that way. I remember as a kid, my dad and my teachers tried to get me to read books all the time. I read what I had to in middle and high school. But truthfully, I’d always rather be outside playing with friends.     […]

      When I was younger, living in New York, I had a good dentist. He had a terrible bedside manner — he was gruff, he scowled, he was almost scary-looking — but he knew his stuff. He kept my teeth bright and shiny for 25 years.      Then he retired.     […]

      Many of us say we don’t care how long we live, only that we live well while we’re around. But the two are intertwined. Those of us who are healthy and feel good are likely to live longer.      So how do we stay healthy? I wish I had the answer. […]