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Harvest Time
“For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the learned, it is the season of the harvest.” ~ Hasidic   Here are some interesting statistics compiled by the United States of Aging Survey:   58% of older adults have lived in the same residence for more than 20 years. 75%...
The Power of Storytelling with Ruth Stotter
Finance of America is excited to launch our new series: ‘Inspiring Life of the Month.’ We’ll profile one inspiring person within our community each month  and explore their life, career, and their unique perspective on retirement. We are honored to launch this series with the story of FAR customer, Ruth...
An Appreciation: Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs is not my favorite musician. My favorite would be Bob Dylan, followed by Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, and Doug Sahm and his band, the Sir Douglas Quintet. However, this blog is an appreciation of Phil Ochs, whom I adamantly believe, was underappreciated and generally forgotten.   Bob...
Fireworks
The 4th of July has always been a special holiday for me. Sadly, this year the celebration will be very muted because of the COVID-19 virus. My son, who lives near Ogden, Utah, informed me there would not be a parade or fireworks in their hometown this year. We traveled...
Surviving the pandemic with Cosmo the poodle
As the death toll in the US rises and nationwide protests compel us to look more closely at our values as a Nation, it would be easy to fall into a mighty deep funk. I'm not, and I remain somewhat optimistic, and one huge reason for that is a thirteen-month...
The Return of Team Sports: hopefully safe, definitely different
Maybe like some of you, one of the by-products of the pandemic that has disrupted my life most is team sports suspension. While Golf, NASCAR, and mixed martial arts have returned, not so with team sports,…yet. My favorite sporting event is March Madness, the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments. ...