PUMPING IRONY: The Medicare Muddle

Along with pitches from local mortuaries and long-term-care “communities,” our mailbox here in Geezerville regularly attracts…

PUMPING IRONY: Painful Repercussions

For some years prior to my 50th birthday, apparently unimpressed with the notion of a steady…

PUMPING IRONY: A Detour on the Road to Dementia?

I was enjoying my breakfast and perusing the sports section in our dining room the other…

PUMPING IRONY: Reunion

Our daughter turned 33 last month, which meant I dispatched the annual text wishing her a…

PUMPING IRONY: Destined for Diabetes?

Against my better judgment a few years back, I scheduled an appointment at a functional-medicine clinic…

How to Deal With Loneliness

Human connection is a basic need, on a par with food and water. A lack of…

PUMPING IRONY: An ER for the Elderly

It’s been nearly 20 years since my last visit to a hospital’s emergency room, but bits…

PUMPING IRONY: A Deafening Silence

As we watch Congress grinding through the sausage-making process of the latest COVID-relief legislation, it’s helpful…

PUMPING IRONY: Pedaling Through the Next Pandemic

I climbed on my bike the other day and, navigating carefully amid the glacial outcroppings that…

A Perilous Prescription?

I’ve always enjoyed Maureen Dowd’s sharp-witted, insightful musings in the New York Times, but the only…