The hype that inundates us about how we're living longer and better is thoroughly debunked with fact. She walks us through how the experts define old and how, with early retirements and more ways to retain vigor, that definition is constantly changing. Presently 65 is the end of middle age and the beginning of "new" old age. A far cry from the criteria of not so many years ago when a man retiring at 65 might expect a mere three additional years! Now we're looking at 90 and even 100 as the boomers move into these categories. That's a lot of life to live as our abilities to do so decrease. How many years can you be satisfied just playing golf? And how many of those years will you actually be able to do so?/Dogwalk Musings.
Question: Is there anything about "old" that's worth looking forward to?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
experts define old and how, with early retirements and more ways to retain vigor, that definition is constantly changing. Presently 65 is the end of middle age and the beginning of "new" old age. A far cry from the criteria of not so many years ago when a man retiring at 65 might expect a mere three additional years! Now we're looking at 90 and even 100 as the boomers move into these categories. That's a lot of life to live as our abilities to do so decrease. How many years can you be satisfied just playing golf? And how many of those years will you actually be able to do so?/Dogwalk Musings.
