Philosophy
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TOP TEN ‘UP’SIDES OF GOING DOWNHILL
12. A good night’s sleep can happen smack in the middle of the day. 11.. When your car gets towed, you are actually entitled to a senior discount! 10. No one tries to slip a ‘date rape’ drug in your drink. 9. Store clerks don’t try to sell you spandex or stilettos anymore. 8. … Read more
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TEN FEET TALL
Okay, so maybe I was putting off my new gym routine workout. Or maybe I was looking to add that ‘new hobby’ all the experts say is important at my age. But the way I see it, that 8 year-old making baskets all by himself at the Y last week just needed a little… Read more
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ARE YOU NORMAL?
Chances are if you don’t think you are, you really are. It’s the people who think they ARE normal that are frankly, wacky. For years, I have conducted my own completely, unscientific research and found the above to be quite true. Check it out yourself. Ask a group of friends and most will likely tell… Read more
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UNTIE THE KNOT!
Look, I hate to burst your bubble but there is no such thing as a, “fresh start.” Can’t be done. Not even remotely possible. Once you are you, you have written all over that slate that once began ‘clean.’ Oh, you can try to erase what you’ve written. You can even write over it in… Read more
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MAKE THEM SING!
When someone I have known dies, my mind immediately shuffles back through the Roll-a-Dex of my memories to the last moment I remember with them. Such was the case last night when I learned that Jean Stapleton was gone at age 90. The cards shuffled and in an instant, there she was: sitting at the… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 