BOOM! COVER PROFILE: Lane Easterling
At 64, Lane Easterling isn’t looking at this season of life as a time to slow down. If anything, he sees more opportunity than ever—to invest in the people he loves, use the wisdom gained over a 35-year career, serve others, explore the world with...
The Fall Decorating Delusion
September in Alabama is when reasonable adults begin lying to themselves. The calendar says fall. The stores say fall. The candle aisle says fall so aggressively you can smell cinnamon from three aisles over. But outside, it’s still 94 degrees, the mosquitoes are still running...
Should You Take Social Security @62 Three Times It May Make Sense
For years, the conventional retirement advice has sounded pretty simple: Wait as long as possible to take Social Security. There is good reason for that advice. You can begin receiving Social Security retirement benefits at 62, but claiming early permanently reduces your monthly payment. For...
Strong for Life: Five Strength Exercises Everyone Over 60 Should Be Able To Do
We tend to think of strength training as something people do to look better, lift heavier weights or stay athletic. After 60, however, strength takes on a much more practical meaning. It is what helps us get out of a chair without pushing off the...
Doomscrolling Recovery for Boomers
Last month I detailed the angst of Nicotine deprivation while undergoing surgery. A whole 28 hours and 25 minutes without a smoke. Healing has taken every bit of the 4-6 weeks the doctor predicted and has greatly limited my activity. Thus, I have spent too...
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment
According to the Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment website: In 2001, Jim Hudson, founder of HudsonAlpha and Research Genetics, purchased Lowe Mill in Huntsville. Hudson’s dream was an arts center where photographers, sculptors, painters, and potters could live and work. Today, the former textile mill...
Keep Moving Forward
September always feels like a reset. Football is back. The calendar turns. The heat may still say summer in Alabama, but something about September makes us think about fall, routines, and what we want the rest of the year to look like. At 54, I...