My sister Susan and brother-in-law George - no spring chickens - have always been proud of the fact that their city - Fort Collins, Colorado - has always been considered a retirement paradise. However, as befits my position as a senior citizen (a youngish 62), I get the AARP Bulletin, and this month's issue features "where to live at 50+" and doesn't mention Fort Collins at all. San Francisco is the top large city (Denver is number 8), Madison, Wisconsin is the top medium city, and La Crosse, Wisconsin is the top small city. Of course, a lot of places I personally consider hellholes are on the list, but no matter. Fort Collins is not on it. What has happened to bring Fort Collins down? Will there be a mass exodus to greener pastures? In any case, the cover of AARP features an old timer walking his dog in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, a fitting location for the baby boomers now retiring. Of course, if you are not a millionaire, living in San Francisco might be tough. Better start putting more dollars into that 401K, people.
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