Jack's Smack

Last week I talked about the failings of the US healthcare system. How we live in a country where 90%...

Yesterday I turned 58. Over the prior four to five months, I’ve been telling everyone I was about to head...

Roe v Wade was re-decided Friday, June 24th. And in a blink of an eye my mission to normalize aging...

Last week I espoused the perks (some obvious, some not) of solo traveling. For those of you who missed it,...

Back home now after almost five weeks abroad, I ponder the pros and cons of solo travel. In full transparency,...

“A coincidence is a surprising concurrence of events, perceived as meaningfully related, with no apparent causal connection.” Whether you are...

A couple of days into the solo travel part of my most recent trip, I was a bit off. After...

What does it really take to live an expansive life after 50? For me, the answer came while waiting at...

I find myself sometimes muttering, literally out loud and often just within my own head; "This isn't the time to...

Months ago I was sitting on our screened-in porch with my two cats. This pair arrived in my life right...