"Ah, you young people. Making the most of life. While it lasts." - Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) in Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.
My friends in Jamestown, New Mexico are in my baby boomer age group (60s). All of them are active retirees. None just sit around in rocking chairs. That's not to say that they (and me) are free of medical ailments of varying degrees. But, in general, we all don't let those stop us from being active.
The same goes for friends who I've known for around 20+ years in Godzilla fandom and E Clampus Vitus. They are still enjoying social activities and participate in screenings, conventions, camping and plaque dedications.
All have one thing in common: just laugh at the foibles that getting on in years present.
An interesting book on how baby boomers are changing the formula on retirement was published in November that discusses this.
From Palo Alto Online:
Members of the baby boom generation — now in their late 60s and early 70s — are upending the traditional concepts of retirement, says Woodside resident Richard Haiduck, who spent months prior to the pandemic interviewing dozens of retired people for his new self-published book, "Shifting Gears: 50 Baby Boomers Share Their Meaningful Journeys in Retirement."
With longer lives and greater affluence than their parents' generation — plus a history of political activism — boomers are reinventing this stage of life with more activity, more passion and more experimentation, Haiduck said.
In his book, which was released in November, Haiduck offers 50 brief retirement stories from those whom he interviewed.
"Over time, I recognized a generational trend that couldn't be ignored," he wrote in the prologue to the book, "Active, engaged retirement is a driving force for this generation."
To read more, go here.
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