So far, aging has been a walk on the beach for me. Goody. But there are occasional indignities and surprises. This morning, for instance, I received a package containing an extremely ornate kit with which to take samples of...
Last Lobsters of Summer

We had a wonderful dinner party this weekend…the sacred Good Bye to the Lobster, until next year. Not just steamed this trip…we’d had enough of that. But a terrific lobster stew, that made a lovely transition from summer to...
Born Lucky!

At the insistence of my (old) children, I am reluctantly working on a Memoir. I haven’t gotten far but it starts: “I was born lucky. Then things got quite a lot better.” There were several forks in the road...
Old Boys at Play

I worry that too many people, in retirement, get bone idle and their life goes to hell. I know you have to maintain a balance… that “the margin for error shrinks” as you get older. But I still say,...
Rave Reviews

Rave review from The Booklist on the Younger Next Year Back Book – oh boy! “In the latest installment of the Younger Next Year books, series coauthor Crowley and chiropractor James empower people with often-agonizing back pain. They tackle proper diagnosis,...