24 years later, Successful Aging readers are still sharing their insights

Each October, I write an anniversary column to share what I have learned from our readers.

It’s now 24 years and 1,174 weekly columns later. That weekly schedule continued until mid-year, when I decided to write a column every other week. To my delight, my wonderful editor, Erik Pedersen, now goes back through the thousand-plus columns and selects ones for those alternate weeks.

So, folks, I am still with you every week.

The process of researching these anniversary columns is both time-consuming and enjoyable. I reread all the communication I’ve received and then sort it all into piles according to topic. This year, there were over 35 topics. Those with the biggest pile typically are included in the column. Often though, a single email may contain a suggestion or experience important