According to Mary-Lou Weisman,  My (Middle Aged) Baby Book, writing in a New York Time article, March 21, 1999, it was a physician named William Osler, who, at John Hopkins Hospital where he had been physician-in-chief, said, in 1906,  that workers between 25 and 40 were in the ’15 golden years of plenty’ and,  that…

The historian in me wants to, no needs to know where all this retirement stuff comes from. I feel more grounded in the history of something. If it changes or has changed, I’m the person in the back of the room asking “Why?” And, because I think of retirement as more ‘new’, than around for…

So. Retirement. Everybody tries to do it. But how long has it been around? Well, a little Googling and it seems that retirement before the mid 1800’s was more or less working until you no longer could and then living with your kids. That’s if you lived ‘below the salt’ as they say. And, it…

One of the hardest things about a blog is why. Why would anyone write their thoughts outloud for everyone to read, although, some people do have better thoughts than others. 🙂  Why would I live my life on a website? So. I guess the best thing is to find a reason to blog. And I…

…back to tennis. Life is good when you can get outside in 32 degree weather and play some tennis. Although, sometimes I feel a bit like Charlie Brown in the snow, because I’m bundled trying to keep my neck and shoulder warm so I don’t hurt. Otherwise it’s all good. I’ve been ignoring everything, well,…