Life is truly a work in progress

Dreams, seeded with a dose of reality begrudgingly gained through life’s experiences, eventually lead to the establishment of goals that drove this man’s life throughout the years.  Now, a few months away from my 75th birthday, I can step back and evaluate what I’ve accomplished and what is yet to be achieved.

 
In childhood the focus [...]

Getting too old for air travel?

From the ‘60s through the millennium, I flew about once a week.  Many were short hops, lots were coast-to-coast and there were international trips as well.  For the first decade or so I loved it.  Then I endured it.  And, finally, before retiring in 2003 I despised it.  Was my attitude a result of getting [...]

The future is now for many Japanese people

When folks in Japan awoke on that fateful Friday many began planning their day and thinking about what the weekend would bring.  At 2:46 PM Sendai time their plans went out-the-window and the grim reality of surviving the aftermath of the 9.0 earthquake was all that mattered.  What good could possibly come from this disaster?

 
It’s [...]

Pre-boomers will miss out if they don’t get online

Communications is moving faster than most people perceive, this is especially true with New Seniors.  As television brought the Vietnam War into America’s living rooms and the Internet put worldwide news at our finger tips, social media is making all events personal.  The recent revolution in Egypt and other Middle-East countries was fueled by reports [...]

Let the American spirit fly

“Lead, follow or get out of the way,” has been the battle cry of ambitious people worldwide.  This is, in particular, the case here in the United States.  In recent years, however, the growth of government and the controls, regulations and spending resulting from it have done little to advance the creative spirit needed to [...]

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