Ashes to ashes — and then what?

Ashes to ashes — and then what?

So, what’s going to happen with my body after I die? Early in my life, when competitive running played such a big part, I was all set on being cremated and having my ashes spread around Maine-Endwell High School’s cinder running track. I had a lot of great memories...

An empty nest for many means it’s time to change.

With high school graduations recently finished, several of my good guy friends are talking about how they’ll fare as empy nesters. Their last or only child is headed off to college this fall and in many cases the kid is heavily focused this summer on leaving the...
‘I’m in.’  Are you?

‘I’m in.’ Are you?

“I’m in.” During the past eight years, those words never fail to bring a smile when I read them in an email from one of the members of a poker group I belong to. I started the group eight years ago because I decided it was something that was lacking in my life. My...
The importance of ‘guy getaways’ in middle age

The importance of ‘guy getaways’ in middle age

Some guys get it — others don’t when it comes to the importance of having male friends and staying socially connected during middle age. And more importantly, there’s the need to schedule time for yourself – time to get away from the stresses of work, family and...