George H. Schofield, Ph.D.'s Writings
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May.08.2012
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, May 2012
It’s May again, the month of Mother’s Day. My own mother, Laura Elizabeth Polson Schofield (known to friends and family as Betty), has been gone for nearly 30 years, almost half my lifetime.
Yet, she never totally left.
Both of my sons and I dived into active parenthood from the birth of our children onward. Babies never made us nervous. Feeding, changing...
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Apr.05.2012
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, April 2012
Suppose you were driving an underpowered 1962 Plymouth and suddenly discovered yourself in today’s heavy, fast-moving freeway traffic. Would your vehicle be up to the situation? Cars and questions are both vehicles to take us somewhere we need to be.
A reporter recently requested an interview with me about jobs and work After 50. His questions:
What are the...
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Mar.01.2012
Living On The Suncoast, March 2012
Good friends of ours want to sell their large house and buy a condo. The Realtor asked the wife what she wanted in her new condo kitchen. “I’m retired. Ask my husband. He cooks,” was the reply. A kitchen designer recently inquired of my wife, Brown Eyes, what she wanted from her kitchen. Her kitchen? I cook. I’m tidy. Brown Eyes arranges the kitchen and pantry to...
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Feb.03.2012
Living On The Suncoast, February 2012
Barbara Murray said, “We thought the necessary grandparent wisdom would arrive automatically with our first grandchild. It hasn’t. Questions, yes. Excitement, yes. Wisdom, not so much.”
My wife, Brown Eyes, and I were at a Palm Heights neighborhood (elevation 14’) dinner party hosted by Judy and Rick Mullins.
“What kind of wisdom did you expect?” asked our host...
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Jan.03.2012
Living On The Suncoast, January 2012
There we were on a cool, early January morning. Six men, all well over 50, mostly residents of Palm Heights (elevation 14’). Each of us a solo, morning bike rider. All fallen into the habit of meeting at Coffee World for spontaneous conversations at the end of our rides. Among us: several shapes, sizes, physical conditions, and biking ambitions. Spandex optional...
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Nov.29.2011
Living On The Suncoast, November 2011
In 1621, 53 Pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation thanked 90 Native People for helping them survive the brutal New England winter. The (debatably) first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days and consisted of fish and shellfish, wild fowl, venison, berries and fruit, vegetables, harvest grains, and the Three Sisters: beans, dried Indian maize or corn, and squash....
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Nov.13.2011
Living On The Suncoast, August 2011
The walk from my home office to our kitchen is just across the family room. It shouldn’t involve controversy. That day it did. I walked straight into women’s wisdom and questioning.
My wife, Brown Eyes, and several of the ladies of our neighborhood (Palm Heights, elevation 14’), were sipping coffee and having a seriously interesting conversation. Brown...
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Oct.18.2011
Living Out East, September 2010
A loud, urgent knocking came from our front door. My wife, Brown Eyes, certain our house was on fire hustled to respond. There was a fire of sorts, but it wasn’t a house or even ours. It was Brad and Brenda Fitzapiti from around the corner here in Palm Heights (elevation 14’).
Red faced, Brad said to me “I just talked to Sarah Caldwell. She says she came to talk...
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Oct.18.2011
Living On The Suncoast Magazine , December 2011
I admit it. By the time our sons were teenagers, my enthusiasm for decorating for the Holidays, putting up a large tree, and later putting it all away again was so miniscule it could only be detected by finely tuned micrometers.
This was eventually followed by the happy day when the family house was sold and, for the first time in decades, we no longer...
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Oct.18.2011
Living Out East Magazine , June 2011
You’ve retired 2 or 3 times haven’t you, George?” asked Shirley during dinner at her house in Palm Heights (elevation 14’).
I responded, “Not even once. I still want a blended life with all the pieces Brown Eyes I select for our quality of life. For me working – and its link to stimulation and creativity - is a piece. I admit, I’m an entrepreneur and...
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For everyone searching for tools to deal with life after 50, this book should prove enlightening, inspiring, and helpful.”
—Richard Nelson Bolles, Author, What Color Is Your Parachute?
About George
George H. Schofield, PhD has over 40 years of knowledge and experience in lifelong development, successful aging, and extended employment—and how these intersect and affect individuals, employees, and businesses. He is an expert, innovator, and thought...