Setting a retirement date?Check your health first
Most people approaching retirement spend months running the numbers. They model Social Security claiming strategies, stress-test their portfolios, and debate whether to work one more year. What far fewer pre-retirees do is gather the single piece of information that...
This is the moment
Letter from the editor I love looking forward to something. For much of the year, that something is summer. Like many, I’ve always been drawn to this season. I love warm sand between my toes, the refreshingly cool ocean, the sound of crashing waves or an...
How to create the perfect, elevated beach picnic
There is something special about lingering at the beach after the umbrellas begin to disappear. As the afternoon sun softens into golden hour and the ocean breeze cools, a simple meal on the sand can become one of the most memorable moments of summer. Elevated beach...
Wine: It’s Greek to me!
Drink Up! Did you know that Greece preceded most of Europe — including Italy, France, Germany, and Spain — in becoming a producer of wine? Yet Greek wine is rarely mentioned by wine enthusiasts. Even in my sommelier education, Greek wines were mainly discussed for the...
How to get your dogs to consistently come when called
Training your dog to come to you when called is perhaps the single most important thing they can learn. Of all of the things I attempt to teach my bull terriers, this skill takes precedence over everything else. Bull terriers are not necessarily known for being...
