If the Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon movie “Grumpy Old Men” tickled your funny bone, the dark side of “old” and “grumpy” is not a laugh riot.
            A Swedish study of depression and suicide shows a dramatic increase in the clinical “blues” for men over 45.  Prior to age 45, men and women commit suicide [...]

             We live in remarkable times.  The 20th & 21st Centuries will be looked upon a thousand years from now as the heart of the Longevity Revolution in which human life-spans doubled…and probably tripled.
            As with the great human revolutions before–the Agricultural Revolution of 8000 BC and the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s–everything changes.  Religions [...]

“Life begins when the kids leave home and the dog dies.” 
            An oft-cited 1960s sociological study revealed a telling insight into the second half of life.  The finding?  Couples report their highest levels of marriage satisfaction and happiness before they have children, and after the kids leave home.
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In 1900, the average American could expect to live 47 years. A century later that number had skyrocketed to 76 years-a 62% hike.
The question on everyone’s mind as they weigh their prospects on this earth: will that jump in longevity continue?
What is the likelihood you and I will live into our 90s-or more?
Dr. [...]

My parents were among the most social people I’ve ever experienced. They had tons of friends, from high school, college, work, and play. They lived their lives from age five on in the same town. They had bridge and poker clubs, the Elks Club, the PTA, the Masons and Eastern Star, the Tennis Club, high [...]