Early Retirement Health Insurance Options
Health & Medical Retirement

Early Retirement Health Insurance Options

We all have the picture in our minds about retirement; sitting on the beach, reclined in a chair under an umbrella with a sangria in your hand, not a care in the world.  Unfortunately, you might have to wait longer than you would hope to hear those waves crashing behind the sounds of your favorite…

Medicare Advantage Changed 2019
Health & Medical

How Medicare Has Changed in 2019

Every year Medicare makes changes to the nationalized program in one way or another. Typically, at the first of the year, premium and cost-sharing changes are implemented. The most common changes to expect from Medicare are new premiums, deductibles, and co-pay amounts each year. In 2019, we will see changes to Medicare that go beyond…

limericks of life
Literature

Limericks of Life: Old Age Limericks

Age, they say, is golden, Then why ain’t I a-holdin’ A body that’s blessed, Like gorgeous Mae West’s, Who glowed even after post mortem. A woman who lived in Ronan, Could dance a mean limbo, man, Her partners grew cold, When the lady grew old, When she limped to the floor, they all ran. Great…

senior-woman-my-face
Health & Medical Senior Stories

My Face: Droopy, Floppy, and Slack

Last night I made a mistake of epic proportions and took a good look at my face in an unflattering mirror. It’s bad enough as we grow older to look at ourselves in a mirror that minimizes the ravages of age. But you can’t always find one completely fogged over. So I decided to be…

Socratic Method
Senior Stories

Socratic Method and Other Tortures

It was the last examination of my last year in law school. The class was Remedies which details what damages can be awarded in any successful civil lawsuit. Public Discourse: Is Civility Dead? I had finished the first two essay questions and still had two hours left. Then I put a blank sheet into my…

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