text: The article deals with baby boomers; but, we "war babies" in our mid 70s share similar concerns - and similar opportunities.
  
  My wife's and my first thought on retiring was to help set up our children financially.
  
  Our second thought was how to stay active and continue to contribute to society so we are not a "drag" on it. We both are active in our community (local and national) on policy issues. We both stay active physically through regular bicycling (including leading groups as well as cross country cycling) and some hiking / walking on nice days (i.e. not nearly enough during this soggy spring). While our intense SCUBA days are now over, we remain intent on doing our part to arrest the decline of our planet's wild spaces.
  
  Dementia does not appear to be in our genes; but, oh, the aches and pains in our joints as we grow older. That alone makes us wonder about a comfortable future as we age further.