When I arrived to lunch with my new book group most of the men were already there and the conversation had already turned to health issues. Frank, my friend who I’d come in with, leaned over and...Read More
“Either friendship or death.” Talmud, Ta’anit 23a An interesting video about the correlation between friendships and longevity. Remember correlation does not prove causation. Click H...Read More
Practice being a passenger. Growing old with grace means giving up tasks that you thought of as part of your identity. Driving and writing checks come to mind but there are lots of others. It is much ...Read More
On Saturday I bought a two year old Subaru Forester at CarMax. It was easy to do and it is the perfect compromise car for driving both to the trail heads and to book groups....Read More
In this decline section of my blog I have been arguing that as we age we need to proactively prepare for the next step of our inevitable decline. Learning to use a walker, getting a hearing aid, pract...Read More
On May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile. I was almost seven years old at the time and I was smitten. He was English, I was English. He looked like my Dad. We formed a running club an...Read More