Lifestyle

bird watching the annual hawk migration along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Larry Metayer, Dreamstime. Writer Martha Steger shares experiences as a newbie birder and offers benefits and birdwatching tips to help during the season for birding.
Lifestyle

’Tis the Season for Birding

Whether near your home or farther abroad, birds are on the move

By Martha Steger | September 2, 2022
Female scuba diver over a healthy coral reef, Licensed Adobe Stock Photography
From Our Readers

Coral Reefs and Environmental Resilience

Abridged excerpt from ‘Indigenous Reconciliation and Environmental Resilience’ used with permission

By Wesley Shennan | August 31, 2022
woman looking out of window Luna4 Dreamstime. In an excerpt from “The Kitchen Is Closed: And Other Benefits of Being Old,” Sandra Butler reflects upon what has changed, inside and out.
Books

‘Keeping Up’

As life changes, so do our desires

By Sandra Butler | August 24, 2022
an older man running in a race. For article on the tall lithe brunette that passed the man, then lost to him at the end.
From Our Readers

The Tall Lithe Brunette

One boomer’s running tale

By Wesley Shennan | August 18, 2022
A cocktail in the foreground from a third-level bay at Drive Shack in Short Pump, near Richmond, Virginia
Food Finds

Drive Shack Drives Fun with a New Menu

Go for the golf or the food

By Annie Tobey | August 4, 2022
necklace with peace pendant, from the 1960s. Photo by Lcswart, Dreamstime. From his teen years to young adulthood, writer and baby boomer Robert Koehler reflects on self-determinism and growing up.
Nostalgia

Growing Up, Becoming a Man

Writer Robert Koehler reflects on self-determinism and growing up

By Robert Koehler | July 22, 2022
RV camper vans parked beside a lake. Photo by Welcomia, Dreamstime.
Wheels & Wings

Rent vs. Buy: Factors to Consider When Looking for a Camper Van

July 11, 2022
active granddad pushing a bike with grandson photo by Iryna Inshyna Dreamstime. Will wearing a brace help prevent injury and relieve aches and pains? We examine a variety of braces: ankle, knee, wrist; types; and more.
Health

Wearing a Brace: Advice from Mayo Clinic

To brace or not to brace

By Joel Luedke, Mayo Clinic | June 17, 2022
A retired couple taking a selfie, lounging on a sailboat, for article on why to start sailing in retirement
Sports

Why Retirement Is the Perfect Time to Start Sailing

Six reasons to take up sailing as your new hobby

May 13, 2022
a pile of cars in a junkyard for article on car wreckers. Photo 716199 © Tormod Rossavik | Dreamstime.com
Wheels & Wings

What Do Car Wreckers Do to Different Parts of the Vehicle?

April 28, 2022

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