Joel Weiner:  

I am in the commercial real estate business and have been since 1970. I am an Ohio Broker and licensed in California, but I continue to do investments/exchanges etc all over the country, when I can. Yes, I am still working since commission has been my profile over the years, making a big dollar, then none for a period of time, so no pension funds or retirement accounts paid by big employers. Defintiely, could have considered bigger security, but at 63, I am typically healthy (even though I have had my share of problems) and can keep going. I was married for 17 years (actually happy for one) and then divorced in 1987. After my divorce, I dated Linda Newman for 5 years (unfortunately she is no longer with us, I do miss her) I have two kids, Adam 36, an attorney in Portland, and Stephanie 34, still in Cleveland, assistant teacher at East Tech. Niether married so still not a grandpa, and not optimistic, but always hopeful. I have been in Los Angeles since April 1993 and have lived in the Marina Del Rey area most of the time First, in a townhouse on the water at the Marina, and now in a house close to the Marina with...Expand for more