PUMPING IRONY: The Color of Worry, the Color of Calm

I seem quite suddenly to be going gray. Well, suddenly wouldn’t be completely accurate: I first…

PUMPING IRONY: Born to Run?

There’s nothing like a season on a cross-country team to put a guy off running for…

PUMPING IRONY: Back to the Future

I climbed on my bike the other day and pedaled over to meet My Lovely Wife…

PUMPING IRONY: The COVID Effect

It’s common knowledge now that COVID-19 challenged our healthcare system in ways few public-health experts could’ve…

PUMPING IRONY: Parkinson’s: The Next Pandemic?

Dire warnings about the “next pandemic” have been circulating almost from the beginning of our current…

PUMPING IRONY: A “Perfect” Prescription for Growing Old

One of the more intriguing features of my office life in pre-pandemic days was the regular…

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…