a life always under construction

a personal journey to age with purpose

stuck in traffic

  • Medicare and two brothers.

    A trip in the “way-back” machine and my new Medicare card offer a new perspective. It had started out late yesterday with a phone call. It was an unrecognized number which, depending on my mood, I will answer or let go to voicemail. In this case I answered and after a short pause came “Hey…

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  • Why a gun now?

    What changed? Lisa and I have thought about this a long time. The purchase of a gun clearly takes us off the fence. On one hand we are struggling if it is contradictory to our support of a dear friend that was permanently disabled by gun violence and the other, worrying about being in a…

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  • January 12, 2020

    The advice was correct, age really is just a number in your head. With the holiday’s over and my birthday in the rear-view mirror my self inflicted pity party is drawing to a close. I realize (again) that I am fortunate to live in the time I do because there is endless opportunity for those…

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  • January, 7 2020

    I talked to Social Security today and ordered my very own Medicare card. Oh boy…

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  • January 5, 2020

    This may come across as narcissistic, but shaving off a beard I’ve only had since late-October has made me feel 10-15 years younger. I decided to grow one after a day in the ER and a night in the hospital. The initial thought was a heart-attack but it was finally diagnosed as pericarditis triggered by…

    Corey Hansen

  • January 1, 2020

    Stone Crab and Happy Birthday. For the last 25 years my family has thrown a birthday party for me centered on my love of stone crab. As much as I love this crustacean, it is the gathering of those I’m closest to that makes it special. A visit with my 66-year young friend Stacy gives…

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  • December 31, 2019

    I felt better today after talking to my wife this morning. She knew I was struggling with this birthday more than the others and listened as I continued to whine about it. She reminded me that we all have birthday and on January 2nd, it will be over and I can move on. She is…

    Corey Hansen

  • December 30, 2019

    As a paperboy I received two free theater passes every month from the newspaper. There were plenty of choices, but I always wanted to see the movie that was rated for “Mature” audiences, hoping to hear swear-words and see naked girls. In those days the only way to get that was sneaking into an “R”…

    Corey Hansen

  • December 29, 2019

    Maybe I thought if retirement wasn’t spoken out loud, it wouldn’t actually happen to me, which is true. For so many reasons retirement has become an option, not a mandate. The option part is largely due to a dire need for workers, skilled and otherwise to fill positions left vacant. The younger workforce has other…

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  • December 28, 2019

    Until the last several months I never listened to the ticking of my clock. The future was always around the corner with new and exciting prospects. To dream and sketch out a course for success was always assured. My entire adult life followed this direction and provided a good life for me and my family.…

    Corey Hansen