Forum: Retirement Activities

So, I just came back from shopping. I used my old falling apart walker which was given to me for the seven years the doctors couldn't figure out WHY I couldn't walk (Duh). I don't like to carry heavy stuff & I bought 15 lbs. of cat litter. Feeling fine. So this woman, in her fifties, I think,...

We can't remain sitting & do nothing. We've got to come out from our individual shells & go where our services are needed especially those who are victims of child abuse, rape, calamities, poverty, diseases & injustice. Let's not wallow in fantasies, self-realizations & divinity. REALITY is out...

Hi:) I am a student from Norway, currently taking a subject called Social Entrepeneuring. I am not sure if you know the term, but in short it is entrepeneuring with a social value in focus. Through this subject I take, I have taken an interest in the life after retirement. Many times I have...

I must admit that when I realized I was going to retire that I had some anxiety about my new lifestyle. My employer, Intel Corp., decided to close the obsolete computer chip factory where I worked. They still had a demand for the chips we made but there were three older plants still making this...

Hello, I am an industrial design student at Virginia Tech, and I am working on a group project about capturing and sharing memories. We are currently gathering information about memories, and would appreciate it if you would take a few minutes and fill out our survey. Here is the link to the...

I am asked this question all the time by people that are thinking about retiring and are worried about how to spend their time. My day started with breakfast at 6 AM and then onto the computer to check email, the markets, send a few emails, read online news and do a few posts to Forum Garden. At 7...

some of you may know i had a heart attack a few days before Christmas...it was out of nowhere and a huge shock! i had worked 12 hours the night before and had been in some action , no problem. (i had no heart history, always been very strong and healthy.) it required surgery... now i am doing...

UK Seniors over 50s. This year's Silver Surfer's Day is on May 27th 05. Research shows that half of the over-50s have never used the internet in Britain & Ireland, and 75pc over 65s. A new scheme aims to show them the benefits that new technology offers. Bob Holmes, co-ordinator of the Silver...

There are any number of special living arrangements for seniors depending on their finances, health and preference. How about a ship, equipped with small apartments, complete with state of the art medical facilities. Younger or more fit seniors would be in the front of the ship where there would be...

Isn't that a mouthfull? Well, that's where I happen to live when in the U.S. Three thousand and two indvidual homes clustered around a 27 hole golf course. Tennis courts, volleyball courts, indoor and outdoor pools, bocce courts, pool tables, ping pong, on site restruant, 42 Chartered Clubs. The...