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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 newslett…

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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 am somewhat math-impaired.But I was curious about some rumblings online, questioning the conventional Wisdom about how much retirees could safely spend down from their Retirement savings annually. For years, that safe rate has been pegged at 4%. Was that number still a g…

No. 73/January 15, 2025NewScan 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 Victim…

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No. 73/January 15, 2025NewScan 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 VictimsIn disasters such as the Los Angeles wildfires, elderly and disabled residents are the most at risk. In Hurricane Katrina, 71% of the victims were aged 60… Read more

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…

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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 we (I’m including myself, born 1951) lived through major social upheavals in the 1960s and 1970s that brought into question traditional values about gender roles and gender equality. And yes, we may have adopted “progressive” or “enlightened” views over time. But in…

Photo: Mark Humphrey/APThe 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 …

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Photo: Mark Humphrey/APThe 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 among them his negotiation of the Camp David Accords that brought peace between Israel and Egypt, a rare diplomatic triumph. The praises are well deserved, as is a more charitable reappraisal of his Presidency.Many have noted how Jimmy Carter led an exemplary life …

No. 72/January 1, 2025Happy 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 Flam…

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No. 72/January 1, 2025Happy 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 FlamingoWhat’s the most reliable way to assess your risk of falling? According to a Mayo Clinic study, it’s how long you can stand on one leg. Kenton Kaufman, … Read more

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…

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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 I understand it, its purpose is to count everything left in stock, making sure the books are accurate (i.e., no merchandise “fell off the truck”) and having a credible dollar value for tax reporting. Taking inventory sets the business up for the new y…

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Photo by Sies Kranen on UnsplashThe 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 age – feebleness, failing organs, decrepitude – are about the physical aspects. But a strong argument can be made that the aging process involves more than physical change. While our bodies are showing wear and tear, other non-physical traits are strengthening: pati…

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Photo by Nathan Dumlao on UnsplashThe 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 who deliberately reduces their meat consumption. Everything about that definition fits me except for the word “deliberately.” In my case, a reducetarian is one who deliberately wishes to remain married to a vegetarian and doesn’t want to cook his own meals for one.Share …

Photo by Austin Chan on UnsplashThe 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 vo…

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Photo by Austin Chan on UnsplashThe 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 have taken to print and digital publications in recent weeks to offer their own answers to the big questions: Why did this happen? Is this the country I thought it was? What happens next?I will leave these questions to the pun…

No. 70/December 4, 2024NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.A Gram Scam HomerunA British telephone c…

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No. 70/December 4, 2024NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.A Gram Scam HomerunA 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 less time to c… Read more

Photo by Getty Images for UnsplashNote 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 fres…

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Photo by Getty Images for UnsplashNote 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 or paid subscriber.In an article in Psychology Today, Dr. Chris Gilbert tells the story of her next-door neighbors’ 13-year-old pit bull, who walked with a limp and seemed uninterested in life. Trying to discover what might spark the dog’s interest, she threw an old tennis…

Photo by visuals on UnsplashThe EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Gallons of ink have been spilled ove…

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Photo by visuals on UnsplashThe EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Gallons of ink have been spilled over the problem of people (men, mostly) who find retirement boring. They have abundant free time, and nothing to do. This is a legitimate problem because boredom is frequently associated with Depression and loneliness.There’s no use crying over spilled ink. But relatively little attention is paid to the problem of retirees who don’t have enough “me time” because they are kept busy doing chor…

No. 69/November 20, 2024NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.New “Medicine” for Loneliness: A So…

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No. 69/November 20, 2024NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.New “Medicine” for Loneliness: A Social PrescriptionSocial prescribing, a practice that began in Great Britain, is when a physician prescribes a non-medical support or service – art classes, a c… Read more

Photo by Getty Images through Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.I started The EndGame to cel…

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Photo by Getty Images through Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.I started The EndGame to celebrate the positive aspects of getting older. As you and I are well aware, positive aging flies in the face of conventional wisdom and omnipresent stereotypes, which paint old age as a pitiful one-way path consisting only of suffering, senility, decline, disability, decrepitude, and ultimately, death.If that’s what you believe, you’re right!If you believe old age comes with positive benefits t…

Photo by Yunus Tug for UnsplashFirst, my apologies for not showing up in your inbox for the past two Saturdays. It was not my intention to abandon you. Knowing that I would be going on vacation for 10…

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Photo by Yunus Tug for UnsplashFirst, my apologies for not showing up in your inbox for the past two Saturdays. It was not my intention to abandon you. Knowing that I would be going on vacation for 10 days,  I selected two previous posts and set them up to be published on those two dates. To my surprise, neither went out to you. Since Substack never makes mistakes, I must assume that I did something in the setup that did not compute, which I regret.The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Speaking of t…

No. 68/November 6, 2024NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.Having a Satisfying Post-Career LifeWhat…

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No. 68/November 6, 2024NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.Having a Satisfying Post-Career LifeWhat does it take to have a satisfying life after you hang up your spurs? According to an  article in the Harvard Business Review titled “Retire Without Regret… Read more

No. 67/October 23, 2024NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.New Book Documents Preventable Elder Dea…

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No. 67/October 23, 2024NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.New Book Documents Preventable Elder DeathsEldercide: How It Happened, How to Prevent It is the latest book by Brandeis University scholar Margaret Morganroth Gullette. In it, she documents the u… Read more