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August 4, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
The Lake Wobegon Trap and the Rule of 70

Many retirement plans hyperfocus on making your money last until your 90s, but ignore when healthspan actually ends. Here is why working deep into your 60s could trade away your best years—and how the Rule of 70 protects your active "Adventure Window."

The Lake Wobegon Trap and the Rule of 70
July 15, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
What’s for lunch?

School Lunch history…back to when we walked home for lunch

What’s for lunch?
June 29, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Be a Fan

Rooting for your country is good for your well-being

Be a Fan
June 16, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Why you may be happier loving your country

Love for Country is falling out of favor. Reconsidering may bring you better well-being

Why you may be happier loving your country
June 10, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Buckle Up

A Sea Girt Doctor championed trauma treatment and led the charge to make cars safer

Buckle Up
Vinnie Dicks
January 19, 2025
Sea Girt

1893

Vinnie Dicks
January 19, 2025
Sea Girt
1893

How they nearly killed a camp of young soldiers in 1893, and how the boys who walked there missed it

Vinnie Dicks
January 18, 2025
Sea Girt

1892

Vinnie Dicks
January 18, 2025
Sea Girt
1892

Big Sea Day, Jersey Wash Day or Salt Water Day was a long tradition at the Wreck Pond Inlet. By 1892 it had become a circus

Vinnie Dicks
January 17, 2025
Sea Girt

1891

Vinnie Dicks
January 17, 2025
Sea Girt
1891

The culmination of the bank frauds

Vinnie Dicks
January 16, 2025
Sea Girt

1890

Vinnie Dicks
January 16, 2025
Sea Girt
1890

The Bank frauds of John Lucas and James Hunter to support the two resorts reach the breaking point,

Vinnie Dicks
January 15, 2025
Sea Girt

1889

Vinnie Dicks
January 15, 2025
Sea Girt
1889

The camp attracts businesses and tourists, and boys seeking alcohol

Vinnie Dicks
January 14, 2025
Sea Girt

1888

Vinnie Dicks
January 14, 2025
Sea Girt
1888

The unique friendliness of Sea Girt in 1888

Vinnie Dicks
January 13, 2025
Sea Girt

1887

Vinnie Dicks
January 13, 2025
Sea Girt
1887

Financial fraud shocks Philadelphia and the shockwaves reach Sea Girt in 1887.

Vinnie Dicks
January 12, 2025
Sea Girt

1886

Vinnie Dicks
January 12, 2025
Sea Girt
1886

Sea Girt and Spring Lake, often discussed as twin resorts, diverge

Vinnie Dicks
January 11, 2025
Sea Girt

1885

Vinnie Dicks
January 11, 2025
Sea Girt
1885

Hotel life was filled with entertainment and people watching

Vinnie Dicks
January 10, 2025
Sea Girt

1884

Vinnie Dicks
January 10, 2025
Sea Girt
1884

A real hero guards the beach and the park is saved

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