John and Sally Ross return from a memorable vacation to Budapest, hoping for some peace and quiet at their Kentucky home. Sally ends up staying with their daughter undergoing cancer treatments in New York while John goes back home, only to be surprised by unexpected houseguests as well as having to deal with his cranky […]

At the age of forty, Isabella Bird pushed all social convention aside, ignored failed remedies of the doctors and embarked on a world voyage in 1873 that changed her forever. A six month detour in the lush Hawaiian Islands gave her new strength and stamina. A tenacious horsewoman she rode with Hawaiian natives up the […]

Most of our 78 million baby boomers will spend much of this decade in the Risk Zone spanning the 10 years before and after retirement. Losses in the Risk Zone can make remaining lifetimes far less comfortable, and could make boomers a burden on society because $50 trillion is at stake. Following the Roaring 2010s, […]