I was cruising the sunny Caribbean this week. The outdoor temperatures ranged from the low 70s to the low 80s. The mornings and evenings were perfect for outdoor dining. Even when the sun was most intense, one could retreat to a shady spot and be cooled by a sea breeze. This was my second Caribbean …
Old Age
This year, I changed from my employer’s health insurance to Medicare. For most of my life, I paid Medicare taxes out of my salary. Now I receive Medicare health insurance until I die. I also pay for supplemental health insurance provided by my employer. Because of my retirement income, the …
Family Advantage
Three months after retiring from a long career, I started seminary as a full-time student. I was required to attend first-year student orientation. Frankly, I really did not want to participate in orientation. I was in my mid-fifties and had not been inside a university classroom in almost thirty …
Immigrants
In 2004, my wife and I accepted new assignments in The Hague (Den Haag per the locals), the capital of The Netherlands. We worked there for two years, then repatriated back to the United States. We did not speak Dutch, but the Netherlanders spoke fluent English and the office language was English. …