The result of this ambivalence about work is a culture where people both complain and boast about how hard their noses are pressed to the grindstone.

Hello and welcome, Friends and Neighbors, to another episode of Adventures in Aging. Sit back, prop up your feet, put on a little mood music and enjoy your favorite beverage as we journey into the intriguing world of bladder cancer, a condition that came my way late last summer, blessing me with not only fodder
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My dad turned 90 this year. He still drives (though if you’re heading for South Florida I can tell you which streets to avoid), still reads the paper and gets riled up about the state of the world (though he doesn’t yell at people on street corners), and still thinks he can tote that barge
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Journalist Chris Bateman and his son, Ben, set out to cross the United States on bicycles. They learned a lot about the country and each other in their Summer 2008 voyage of discovery.

When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now, Will you still be sending me a Valentine? Birthday greeting? Bottle of wine? – Lennon/McCartney, “When I’m Sixty-four” They’re playing my song up there. I recently turned 64, which makes me seasoned, experienced, ripened just enough to spew insights on the adventures of aging,
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