Beware the writer who begins with no idea of where he or she may be going. Such will be the beginning, the middle, and the end of what you have had the courage to, so far, pursue. It’s alright to grow old. So many people don’t have the opportunity to make that statement. I once [...]
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What is that “something?”
Posted in God, Growing old, Human behavior, Nostalgia, Opinions on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The next chapter
Posted in Death, Growing old, Life, Opinions, Religion on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What, do you suppose, is the next chapter? Perhaps, before asking that, one would have to query, “Is there a next chapter?” I was listening to a woman on television today. She indicated that she remembered the car crashing into a tree; then everything went black; next, she awoke to choirs of singing children and [...]
Aging without TV
Posted in Beauty, Changing yourself, Growing old, Human behavior, Opinions, People, Television on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Television sets have many uses. Depending on size and placement, they a great spot for setting up a few Christmas decorations, but make certain they don’t melt…just kidding. On a more serious note, television, when turned on, can be highly educational. It can be a source inspiration, particularly if you’re into those exercise programs designed [...]
Am I mentally unbalanced?
Posted in Growing old, Human behavior, Life, Opinions, Television on November 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Are we, as a nation, so mentally unbalanced that we feel compelled to watch television news broadcasts? I know I’ve touched on this before in other blogs, but what has brought it home in a very powerful way has been the sex scandal at Penn State, the dismissal of a US gymnastics coach for sexual [...]
Unmentionable goes public
Posted in Growing old, Health care, Human behavior, Patient care on November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(This piece is not for everyone. In fact, it’s a bit raw. Just letting you know.) I find that through aging, there are a great many internal as well as external bodily changes. The external are reasonably easy to spot…you know the ones. Like when you’re walking on the beach barefoot and someone compliments you [...]
Dying isn’t the problem
Posted in Death, Family, Gardening, Giving thanks, Growing old, Human behavior, Laziness, Life, Love, Opinions, People, Personal, Senior citizen, Stupidity, writing on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There are several problems with aging aside from the most obvious. You don’t know what the most obvious is? No, the most obvious is not death, believe it or not. Hell, we’re all going to die. That’s one of those things that you don’t even consider in the problem category…just a fact of life. The [...]
Too old to change?
Posted in Addiction, Athletics, Growing old, Health care, Integrity, Life, Opinions, People, Personal, Philosophy, Symbolism, Trust on September 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Old people don’t like change. In my youth, and even up until my early seventies, I thought that was just another urban myth; a fallacy that one could disregard as being propagated by the very young. When computers first came into our workplace, nearly everyone was excited about this new technology and how it would [...]
Love and happiness
Posted in Altruisim, Death, Family, Growing old, Health care, Human behavior, Integrity, Life, Love, Nostalgia, Opinions, People, Personal, Philosophy, Values on September 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“I love Mommy and Daddy this much,” as the arms spread to their fullest possible length. Let’s see; that lasts until…umm…oh, I don’t know; maybe seven or eight? Whadda ya think? Nowadays, does it even last that long? I grew up in the fifties. We loved our parents a lot longer then, I think. Granted, [...]
What, me worry?
Posted in Accountability, Growing old, Integrity, Opinions, Politics, Stupidity on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s extremely difficult for me as an American to look at the world around me in this day and age. I wonder if I will outlive my retirement income and, if so, what happens to me then. Internationally, several countries appear to be on the verge of bankruptcy. What does that actually mean? Is it [...]
Examining the aging process
Posted in Growing old, Human behavior, Life, Opinions, Personal on June 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“It’s tough to get old,” I hear people say. I prefer to think that the process of aging can be very interesting. One day you find that what you did yesterday, whether it’s going for a walk, getting up from a chair, lifting a fork to your mouth (generally with food on it; why the [...]
