Landline-Less, Finally, and Doing OK. I Think.After learning that the phone company wanted to stop offering landline service, I decided to leave before being dumpedMarch 25, 2024
So This Is 70Self-care, family connections, meaningful work and pursuing my passions all help me set a course through this decadeMarch 12, 2024
To Live, but Not Die, in LAA cemetery tour raises several issues, not the least of which involves dropping fifty grand on a small piece of land I can't build onMarch 5, 2024
My Mom Died of Dementia. Here's What Scares Me Most.Watching my mom's dementia progress, I was in denial. Now I wonder what the future holds for me.March 1, 2024
Finding Meaning in Being One of the Oldest-OldI began reading studies of loss and aging as though my life depended on the answers. Then I put the books down and looked inward.January 29, 2024
Regrets of Things PastI’m almost 50. When will I stop judging my career shortcomings and start appreciating my personal achievements?January 23, 2024
Keep Your Cool. I'm Losing Mine.The challenge of being heard when you're angry and finding that elusive just-right response, midway between shrinking and blowing upJanuary 19, 2024
Why I Go to My High School ReunionsGrowing up at the height of the 1960s and 1970s, my classmates and I were keenly aware of the racial tensions that surrounded us, but the bonds we've formed have been lastingJanuary 15, 2024
Wednesday in the Park with RiptideI often worry about what kind of legacy, if any, I'll leave behind — a chance meeting with a former student gave me a reason not toJanuary 11, 2024
Harvard Wants My Journals, But I Want Them BurnedThe papers of my creative and successful children are of greater interest. I'm less keen on including the musings I'll leave behind.January 10, 2024
Oh Christmas Tree, I'll Miss TheeAging challenges have finally claimed my love of decorating for ChristmasJanuary 5, 2024
The Secret Life of PoodleMy dog's secret life alerts me to my mother's own secret lifeDecember 25, 2023
Hockey and HairsprayMemories of my talent with my mom's hair, my lack of talent on the ice and my father's loveDecember 19, 2023
Breaking the 'Widow Rules'I've lost two wives and I know there can be a better end-of-life experience and a better grieving processDecember 15, 2023
What I Learned About Friendship in Midlife When I Had to End OneA friend when the interior of life was so simple can turn into something else once you’ve come into the fullness of who you were meant to beDecember 13, 2023
Ruminations on the Word 'Old'Semantics, pragmatics and other meanings of this often weighted wordDecember 12, 2023
Having Essential Conversations About DeathIf your wishes remain unspoken, you will leave your loved ones in a quagmire of confusionDecember 11, 2023
Hair Today, Gone TomorrowHere's the bald and unadorned version of my hair journey through the yearsDecember 6, 2023
No, I Don't Need a Christmas List AnymoreThe Christmas list conundrum represents an annual mourning of that yearly payload of magic, where one miraculous morning was guaranteed — and an appreciation for a new, wondrous phase in my lifeNovember 24, 2023
OpinionThe Business of Gratitude Has Taken Over GratefulnessCommercial interests have co-opted and commodified gratefulness; for this, I am not at all thankfulNovember 23, 2023
Rethinking My Housekeeping PrioritiesI was meticulous in how I cleaned my home, my daughter is less so but her teenagers are happy and comfortable. It's a lesson learned.November 21, 2023
OpinionWhy I Didn't Say 'Thank You for Your Service' on Veterans DayA 'one size fits all' expression about a part of one's life that was emotionally and physically difficult may miss the mark for many veterans, including my brothersNovember 16, 2023
OpinionZooming In, Missing OutVirtual activities still seem to be the norm and I miss the social aspect of in-person gatheringsNovember 13, 2023