Worked Up: The Increasing Number Of Older Workers Reflects Both Progress & Problems
March 13, 2024
If you’re an older worker, congratulations are in order as you celebrate: This week of March 10-16, 2024 is National Older Workers Employment Week in the United States. So take out the noise makers, cut the cake, and let’s take a look at some of the progress and problems that…
Mortimer Adler, 20th-century American philosopher, educator, and education advocate.
March 6, 2024
“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”
Daniel Defoe, 18th-century English novelist and journalist whose work includes the novel, Robinson Crusoe.
February 28, 2024
“ ‘Tis never too late to be wise.”
Old News: The Place Of Age In Electoral Politics
February 28, 2024
This is not a post about politics, per se. It’s for you to judge the policies, accomplishments, and character of the likely 2 presidential nominees, and whom you choose to vote for is your own business. But what is an important topic for consideration is the current national quandary we…
Victor Hugo, a 19th-century French poet who also wrote several iconic novels, including Les Misérables
February 21, 2024
“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved, loved for ourselves, or rather, in spite of ourselves.”
The Rookie Retiree By Renee Langmuir: Seven Years Of Retirement: Invaluable Lessons Learned
February 21, 2024
By Renee Langmuir There are many explanations for why time seems to speed up as we age. Common theories suggest that as we age, each year is a smaller fraction of our total time in this world. Also, unique experiences slow down time, and we do not have as…