AARP began sending me information when I turned fifty-five. My first reaction was to take it as an insult. As far as I knew,...
Now that I am sixty-three, I have thoughts based on long ago memories. Some are disturbing, some are wonderful, and some are plain hilarious....
Before Jim Meskimen or Gordie Brown, before Bill Hader or Kevin Pollak, and even before noted “Saturday Night Live” mimics such as Dana Carvey...
My wife and I run a home-based b&b on the central California coast between San Francisco and Los Angeles. In our 20 years of doing...
What do you do when you have nowhere to hide from a family history of illnesses?
High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and heart...
Almost every Thursday for the past six years, Anne Marie Barletta has played mahjong. This day is no different. She sits at a table with two...
My 65th birthday is on the second of December. There is so much more to this milestone in life than just another birthday. My...
Age is just a number and it should never be a barrier to pursuing your passions, exploring new interests or setting new goals. Whether...
We begin outside a neon streaked roadhouse, a couple of miles outside of Wichita, Kansas.
A large portable sign sits outside the roadhouse, just beside...
The other day I watched a movie entitled World War Z with Brad Pitt. The Zombies ran rampant across the earth biting into their victims with...
