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The first month after retiring from my job, I couldn’t stop thinking about my job.
BY PETER MERKL | March 30, 2022 at 3:55 p.m.
Meet Mark Bryant, Fitness Instructor and Powerlifting Champ
“When I started working with seniors, my life took a turn for the better”
Disney and 55+ Living Communities
The Walt Disney Company is now in the business of building communities for people over age 55
AARP’s Movies for Grownups
Did you catch the PBS special presenting AARP’s annual awards show, Movies for Grownups?
Pat D’Amico
“Ideas for columns are everywhere. Human nature never lets me down. I usually stick to poems, but every once in a while, I write a short story.”
What People in their 90s Regret the Most
“We all have joys, hopes, fears and longings that never go away no matter how old we get,”
Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center
Kristina Pearson recalls working with her grandmother, Cecile Hansen, on behalf of the Duwamish Tribe. In 2019, the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center celebrated its Grand Opening
Diana Couture
The dishes were done and the tea pot was on. She decided to call Dawn to see what she was doing. Dawn answered the phone with a delighted lilt to her voice
Birdwatching Basics
If you are looking for a fun new hobby and enjoy being outdoors, try birdwatching!
The Art of the Weave and Other Tricks
There comes a time when you have to make a choice—either continue the futile battle against the onslaught of advancing age or gracefully accept the fact that you are a mature senior citizen with still a lot to offer the world
6 Steps to Successful Senior Living
Eighty-five and fully alive” best describes me. I give thanks each morning for another day to love, live, and perhaps be a blessing to others
The Beatles, a New Mantra, and My Wish for You
At last year’s end, like many people in our generation and beyond, I found myself wildly absorbed in the legendary director Peter Jackson’s nearly 8-hour Beatles’ documentary "Get Back"
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Do you remember Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the little grandma who embarrassed and thrilled us all by talking about sex?
A Time of Opportunity
Do you remember what you thought about life after 50 or 60 and beyond when you were a kid?
