“How many of you children know everything?” asks Scott Olson, president of Winona State University in Winona, Minn. Then, he asks, “How many think your grandparents know everything?” He’s addressing the opening ceremony of grandparents and grandchildre… Continue reading
It used to be that the first thing I’d see each time I opened my credit card holder was my health plan ID. One day, I placed my fitness center ID on top of it. Now when I open the card holder, I grin, because at 70, time spent exercising in the pool is… Continue reading
If you’re passionate about helping children, there are many opportunities to do it in retirement. Spending time around young people can also make you feel younger and purpose-driven. Take a look at how the three people below are getting creative and cr… Continue reading
After Mike McGeeney, 70, worked 38 years for Kansas City Power & Light Company, he retired and then moved with his wife in 2017 to Springfield, Mo. to be closer to their kids and grandkids. Like many retirees, he got to thinking about how he could … Continue reading
As college commencement season concludes and young undergrads leave campus to begin their adult lives, it’s an opportune time to talk about age-friendly universities. Turns out, that phrase is not necessarily an oxymoron. In fact, the age-friendly univ… Continue reading
Some people celebrate turning 50 with a blowout birthday party. Others take a trip. Some pretend it isn’t happening. Amy Yontef-McGrath, of Gaithersburg, Md., had a very different idea. The public service lawyer turned stay-at-home mom of three, decide… Continue reading
One morning a week, we are 12 older adults assisting in one of the youngest classes at our local school in Denmark. We call ourselves School Aunts and School Uncles. With 25 curious and lively children per class, a lone teacher cannot give each pupil t… Continue reading
May needs a makeover. Since 1963, every president has designated the month of May as Older Americans Month, but aging in America has changed a lot over the last 56 years. That’s why I think it’s time that Older Americans Month gets a refresh. When Pres… Continue reading
Recently, I was on a coast-to-coast flight with a lot of disgruntled passengers. Our scheduled departure had been delayed by five hours, and then was further delayed by a “technical problem.” The pilot gave the usual apologies, but it did little to ste… Continue reading
Do you think that when we slow down, it’s because we’re aging or because the nature of retired life demands less of us? I ask because, as I near 64, I look with a mix of wonder and bewilderment at the politicians, judges and entertainers who are more t… Continue reading