A new look at 'old age': what used to be considered "over the hill" has become a time of vigor, vitality and great expectations.

From: Ebony | Date: August 1, 2006| Author: Kinnon, Joy Bennett | Copyright information

OLD AGE ain't what it used to be. The face of aging in the United States is rapidly and dramatically changing--it's youthful, vigorous, active and employed well past typical retirement age, sometimes in second careers.

It's the season of the silver foxes and the satin dolls. Composer and music legend Quincy Jones, 73, told one writer, "When you're over the hill, that's when you pick up speed." And the over-the-hill gang is doing just that, picking up new passengers alon...

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