Retirement’s Comic Relief: What’s normal about new normals?
How would you respond to the question, “Is 98.6 normal?” Perhaps, “It’s an angle that’s not quite perpendicular,” or “Sounds like Bermuda shorts weather to me.” Maybe you would prefer, “In Celsius, it’s when water is about to boil,” or “That’s body temperature.” All these replies have a measure of truth to them and might be considered normal. One quarter of the way through the 21st century, “new normals” have arrived, whether we like it or not. Besides bait for mousetraps shifting from cheese to peanut butter, another new normal is the time required ...
