by Barry Phegan | Nov 21, 2023 | Aging, Living Life
I was talking with my son about his retirement, which is probably 15 to 20 years away. This got me thinking about my own future and my remaining years. At this point, I’m looking at quality, not quantity. I turned 84 this month. While another 10 years would be...
by Barry Phegan | Jul 26, 2023 | Living Life
I just returned home from two weeks in the UK with one of my grandsons. He was 15 and now 16. We landed at London Heathrow late morning, checked into our hotel near St. Pancras Station by 2 PM (14:00), bought local cell phone numbers with new chips for our...
by Barry Phegan | Apr 24, 2023 | Living Life, Social comment
Complaining It seems there’s no end to things to complain about and no end to people willing to complain. Personally, I’m a little tired of all this complaining. That’s my complaint. I complain about the political fights in Washington DC. “Why...
by Barry Phegan | Mar 30, 2023 | Living Life, Social comment
https://70andolder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/The-Benefits-of-Modern-Society-Have-Costs.mp4 If you believe climate change is a problem, is modern medicine also a problem? I learned the hard way that they come as paired products of our culture. You...
by Barry Phegan | Mar 14, 2023 | Living Life, Social comment
Washington’s tiresome budget battles deflect our attention from the licensed pickpockets that steal trillions every year. I’m talking about the financial services industry and internet and cell phone providers that skim us daily. We are so used to...
by Barry Phegan | Jan 19, 2023 | Living Life, Social comment
Bummed out by relentless rains? Friends lost their homes to forest fires? Feeling sorry for those retreating glaciers, melting ice caps, and starving polar bears? Stuck at the airport with flight cancellations? Your basement’s leaking, and that’s never...
