What an unsettling sensation to realize that a roof replacement and a 30-year mortgage will outlive me. New golf clubs or a tennis racquet bought today, are likely never to be purchased again.  Such are the thoughts of a 65-year-old man shortly after his birthday, pondering the reality that no matter how you look at it, if life is equated to a hockey game, I’m well into the third period.

As unsettling as this is, I’m grateful to God-Almighty for allowing me the good fortune to still be active, athletic and alive.