Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. The world, it is a'changing. We all know that. We’ve seen it ourselves and we had it verified by the lectures of Bob Dylan, but the speed and magnitude of the change is more dramatic ...
Most seniors have learned a lot in the seven or eight decades they had spent building their futures, but some of those lessons no longer apply. It used to be that one good way of relieving our financial burdens, for example, was to work longer hours or change jobs, but that doesn’t work too well for those of us in our 80s. Even buying cheap start-up stock in some future “Yahoo” or “Google” is appealing, but being unable to reap the rewards of those investments for the 10 to 15 years it will take those companies to grow does tend to throw a damper on the project.
OK, it has finally happened; I ordered a meal from the "Senior" menu at Denny's.I know. Since my 60th birthday earlier this year, I gave up my ski boat to spend more time on the pontoon boat. Then I started driving a mini van. Next thing you know I'll be ...
Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. It was Aesop, the ancient Teller of Tales, who first identified the Seven Stages of Man as childhood through old age, further noting that each stage is enlivened by anticipation of what comes next. That ...
Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. I was too young at the time of the Great Depression to understand what was happening, but it was clear even to my child’s mind that it was a universal calamity and that it was ...
I have always been a little lax on logic, relying instead on a combination of instinct and hope -- which is a great formula for disaster. I realize, for example, that investments should be based on a careful evaluation of the likelihood of success, or by balancing the estimated return against the risks...
Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. One of the notable features of aging is our tendency to examine the past with eyes firmly (if falsely) focused on “the good ol’ days” -- those questionably pleasurable and productive times of our youth. ...
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series from Our Values about core American Values. Dr. Wayne Baker is away this week and has invited Our Values guest columnist Terry Gallagher to discuss this week’s theme: When did you get old? Terry is a communications director for a nonprofit ...
A good mental workout -- whether bridge or chess or crossword puzzles or Sudoku or any other games to exercise the mind -- is now recognized as mentally stimulating and hugely effective in avoiding or delaying age-related dementia.
As youngsters we were generally so focused on ourselves, on the routine trivia of our emerging lives, that we had little time or interest in examining the conditions of our larger society. With age and maturity that started to change. For me the transformative moment was the bombing of Pearl ...
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of occasional columns by long-time Ann Arbor resident Robert Faber on what he describes as his most recently acquired area of expertise - growing old. It was some years ago that I was first introduced to the highly touted joys of retirement ...
photo: stuartpilbrow,flickrHave you ever tried to pick out a paint color and feel your eyes cross at the number of choices? Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the all the great information available to you on the internet? Have you ever felt paralyzed trying to decide the best possible direction ...
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of occasional columns by long-time Ann Arbor resident Robert Faber on what he describes as his most recently acquired area of expertise - growing old. The “end of the world” has come and gone once again, and we seem not to be ...
marty sombergWhat is an I Do List? How do I use one? Isn't it selfish? "I was taught to put others first." "I want others to like me and they won't if I am selfish." "I don't have time to focus on myself." These are common questions and statements my ...
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of occasional columns by long-time Ann Arbor resident Robert Faber on what he describes as his most recently acquired area of expertise — growing old. I know that youth is not eternal, and I'm aware of the role that luck, health and ...
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