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That's Not What I Meant To Say Feb. 21, 2024
I've always taken pride in the fact that I do a pretty good job of explaining Social Security rules ... Read More
Geezers, Floozies and Valentines Feb. 14, 2024
This column should be coming out around Valentine's Day. And it was 50 years ago, on Valentine's Day... Read More
What We Expect From Government Jan. 24, 2024
I have been writing this column since 1997. So this will be my 27th year of helping people better un... Read More
Not All Bureaucrats Work For the Government Jan. 17, 2024
Well, this week I learned that not all bureaucrats work for the government. They can be found in any... Read More
Women and Social Security -- Common Misunderstandings Jan. 10, 2024
Whether you're a man or woman, Social Security rules can sometimes be confusing and hard to understa... Read More
Thoughts on Marriage: A Post-Wedding Dispatch Dec. 22, 2023
I write this week as a very different man than I was when writing my last column. Then, I was merely... Read More
How to Be a Superager Aug. 25, 2023
When I first learned that most people begin to experience a subtle but measurable decline in memory ... Read More
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Aug. 11, 2023
Did you have music lessons when you were a youngster? For most of the last century, it is reported, ... Read More
Blame Price Controls for Fleeing Health Insurers Jun. 12, 2023
Thank Colorado's all-Democratic government for exacerbating a crisis in the health insurance market.... Read More
What a Divorced Woman Needs to Know About Social Security May. 31, 2023
My wife and I are celebrating our 49th wedding anniversary this week. (Although at our age, "celebra... Read More
Outdated Tradition? Dec. 16, 2021
Dear Annie: I am a baby boomer and appreciate the 20th-century tradition of "rising to the occasion"... Read More
Another Bad Mark for the Elites Mar. 19, 2020
Washington — There is a new book out that bids fair to win this year's J. Gordon Coogler Award... Read More
Retirement Comes in With a Bang Feb. 16, 2018
Dear Annie: I am a 67-year-old man who has extreme seller's remorse and have slipped into depression... Read More
Owning My Age Aug. 09, 2017
Last month, I turned 60, and just like that, I swear, something changed in me. It was as if my guard... Read More
Vanity: Part 1 Oct. 06, 2016
There are plenty of cynical and clueless amateur social theorists who believe that after a certain a... Read More
Connecting With the Young Across the Generations Gap Apr. 15, 2016
The generation gap has morphed into generation gaps. Like everything else in our point-and-snap, sel... Read More
The Key to Living Long and Aging Well May. 01, 2014
I recently received a frantic call from a baby boomer who had moved in with her father who had memor... Read More
