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The Fantastic Experiment: Adventures for Athletes Over 60

By csegrave • Feb 11th, 2010

When you think “athlete,” you probably limit your thinking to high school and college whippersnappers (aged 13 to 21) and professionals (aged 21 to 35). In most people’s minds, 35 is it, the end of life as an athlete.
Right? Wrong. The words “athlete” and “senior” are creating a great new combination: the senior athlete.
Lee Bergquist [...]



Recession Antidote—It’s never too late to find your calling

By csegrave • Dec 29th, 2009

Hard times seem to be here for most everyone, but they are especially hard for the 50+ crowd. The unemployment rate for senior workers rose in April of this year to its highest level on record. The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics results as reported in AARP Bulletin Today state that nearly 1.85 million people [...]



The Young Meet the Young at Heart

By csegrave • May 28th, 2009

One of life’s greatest joys is spending time with young children. It doesn’t matter whether the children are your grandchildren, or belong to others. It is the mix of the young and their elders that creates a special kind of magic. It’s two generations wrapped up in a continual give-and-take of, “I think you are [...]



Unretirement

By csegrave • Sep 24th, 2008

Retirement has been, up until very recently, a much-longed-for experience—a time of rest, reward, leisure and financial ease. This kind of retirement lifestyle experience is being seriously challenged by a new wave of individuals who call themselves unretirees.