Somewhere along the line, āsafeā turned into āimpossible.ā Did anyone ever think about older folks when they started designing modern packaging? Not āolder folksā as a punchlineāolder folks as in: people with a little arthritis, less grip strength, and hands that donāt feel like vise grips anymore. Because I swear half the products on the … Read more
Retirement isnāt āendless Saturday.ā If you donāt build purpose and routine on purpose, drifting will build itselfāand itās usually ugly. The lie weāre sold about retirement Most of us were trained to think retirement is a finish line. Work hard, punch out, and finally live. Sounds greatāuntil you realize the real shift isnāt your schedule. … Read more
In the Marines, fitness wasnāt optional. It was your ticket to promotion and the difference between making it or not. Twenty-mile hikes at route step (forty inches heel-to-toe), regular PT, and at 5’9″ and 160 pounds I was a lean, mean, fighting machine. After I got out in ā72, the pounds crept on. I fought … Read more