Carrboro resident Neil Offen has been a humor columnist for four decades and in two countries. He is the author of the forthcoming book, “Building a Better Boomer.” His column appears twice monthly in The Local Reporter.
- Where there’s smoke …
- Weather or not
- Here’s to your health (insurance)
- Yawn, more about sleep
- Let’s keep this private
- Is it time to stop working?
- A time to strike
- Can you just wait a minute?
- At sea in a tech ocean
- I’d like to acknowledge
- At the sound of the beep …
- What makes a good retirement?
- The fall season
- Forgetting to remember
- Between two worlds
- Playing the brain game
- When the Bill Comes Due
- It’s Time to Update
- In Case of Emergency
- You’ve Got a Friend
- Call for Security
- ’Twas the Night, Redux
- Is There Life After Work?
- What Should You Eat?
- Your ’Care Package
- Making a Run for It
- Don’t Forget About It
- In Defense of Baby Boomers
- Assuring Your Insuring
- Work Those Quads!
- The Tech Trial
- Your Guide to Healthy Eating
- Frequently Asked Questions About This Column
- The Flight That’s Not Quite Right
- Running For my Life
- Pass This On
- In Search of Fitness
- On Being Hip (When Your Hip Hurts)
- Just Be Patient
- Side-by-Side Effects
- Forget You Not
- Weight, Weight, Don’t Tell Me
- Let’s Hear It for Hearing
- How to Stay Together Forever
- Dining with us tonight?
- How to be Anti-Social
- Terms of Endearment
- ‘Twas the Night
- Please Accept Our Apologies
- A Holiday Recipe
- Working Out Can Work Out
- How to Nap Better
- Hear, Hear
- Exercising Your Demons
- Out of Line
- Everybody Say Eye
- Dear Mr. Tech Expert
- A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Lose
- The Reign of Pain
- This Has Been Eating at Me
- About the Author
- Do You Have a Financial Plan?
- This Column is a Yawn
- Sleeping On It
- Falling Into Place
- The Boom in Zoom
- Anyone seen my vaccine?