Ageful Living 

How the iconic singer has chosen to live exemplifies three basic realities of the older adult experience: adaptability, resourcefulness, and generativity. I'll gladly confess it: I am a huge fan of Tony Bennett. Not just because he's a phenomenal vocalist (even Frank Sinatra called him "the best singer in the business") or because he and I come from the same New York City neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. The truth is, I love his style in so many ways beyond the musical. To st

We must remain conscientious stewards as we tend the landscape of our society. I bought my first house when I was 51 years old. Up until that time, I was always an apartment dweller. Long after the transaction, I remained in awe of what I’d done. For along with the responsibilities of home ownership came a strange and unsettling sense of power. I owned everything on that .27-acre property, including a beautiful Japanese cherry tree (above) that blossomed in early spring. For

We must consider the concept of direction as we decide the next steps to take in order to disrupt aging. You may already know that...

For many elders, meeting the expectation to be middle-aged is undesirable and insulting. We who are old know that age is more than...