Retirement

Published May 18, 2021

A legendary sports columnist retires

Sports columnist Thomas Boswell will be retiring at the end of June after 52 years with the Washington Post. Boswell, 73, is known primarily for his coverage of baseball. He appeared several times in the Ken Burns series Baseball, sharing commentary into the history of America’s pastime. He has authored seven books, including “Why Life Imitates the World Series” and “Why Time Begins on Opening Day.” Both of those books are in my personal library. Wrote Boswell in a farewell column of his decision to finally unplug the laptop: I’ve spent my life having a long, rich conversation with friends…

Published May 13, 2021

Medicare for … me?

It’s official. I’m old. There have been some telltale signs in recent years: The gray hair, the bald spot, regularly scheduled naps, a daughter who turned 40, a granddaughter who turned 17, a fully stocked medicine cabinet, and the fact the golf ball no longer travels as far as it once did. Oh, and my wife may have pointed it out a couple of times in recent years when I kneeled down to pick up something and had trouble standing back up. “We’re getting older, Donnie,” she would matter-of-factly say. Of course, as my wife can legally document, I don’t…

Published April 25, 2021

Back in the classroom after all these years

One of the biggest questions about retirement is what to do with all of your time. Admittedly, it’s a nice problem to have. My wife retired a few months before I did. She has several hobbies to occupy her free time, whenever she gets it. She also started a business that allows her to work as much – or as little – as she wants, and she still oversees the household finances and fixes things that are broken. Me? I play golf. In the Midwest that primarily means April through October, weather permitting, with anything else a bonus. Aside from…

Category: Retirement

A legendary sports columnist retires

Medicare for … me?

Back in the classroom after all these years