When I opened the weekend newspaper and found an entire supplement devoted to perimenopause and menopause—as if it had just been discovered by Gen-X and never before discussed—I thought it was time to re-post an…
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How Much Money Does One Guy Need?
A piece about executive compensation in the June 24, 2024 issue of The Globe and Mail written by David Milstead got this old boomer’s blood boiling. It summarizes the various annual financial and other benefits…
Another Reason I’m Glad I’m Old!
A recent article in The Globe and Mail, Is the ‘career’ dead? by Stacy Lee Kong got me thinking. Kong presents a case for reconsidering the meaning of a career in today’s fast-changing world. What we once…
Political correctness has made me afraid to ask a simple question
In Serra Hamilton’s First Person essay in The Globe and Mail, Working With The Public Is No Picnic, Hamilton claims to love her job as a Guest Experience Leader at McDonald’s but she balks at…
Don’t laugh! Ironing can be a beautiful thing
The First Person essay I’ve Started Ironing My Bedsheets and It’s Totally Addictive in The Globe and Mail the other day hit home with me. I’ve never regarded ironing as a chore and Liz D’Andrea’s…
Were boomers born too soon and missed out on the easy life?
An article that once appeared in The Globe and Mail: How to buy a home for your adult children by Anna Sharratt has convinced me that, despite all the benefits of being a baby boomer,…