a whole lotta learnin’ goin’ on It has been one year since I had cataract surgery and so much has happened in this time with the communications between my brain and my eyes that I felt the need to write about it — I hope you all find it as intriguing as I did. I know that…
What or when is “old age” is a question I read a lot on various sites. This is my current thinking on the topic as it pertains to myself – biases and all…
80 is the new 80! Ask yourself: why are we so afraid of saying “great” or some other non age-related comment when someone says they are 80?Why do we feel the need to say: “Wow you don’t look your age.” Sometimes I think I’ve become one of those stereotypical cranky senior citizens* because I just…
Ah aging! As I have gotten older, especially since I turned 65, I have been inundated with mail that goes into a category that I now call…….Information for those about to dieThe mail is about falling, tripping, funerals, cremation, or selling me insurance so my family can pay for the funeral or cremation expenses. But I…
The wallet above is more than 20 years old. It has a history and I’ve had it for so long, I keep forgetting its history.I bought the wallet on April 19, 1995 at Potomac Mills Mall in Virginia. Why do I remember the exact date? Because it was the day of the Oklahoma City bombing -…
I grew up in New York City.It’s where I first learned to walk, and learned to be a pedestrian.It’s also where I learned to drive.I left New York in my early 20s, and since then have lived in other cities where there are lots of cars, lots of pedestrians, and these days – a…