Tag Archives: aging gracefully

Bit of Technology Means Weight and See

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Administrator

I am on a diet. Dieting is not losing weight, although modern definitions have come to include that as a meaning. A diet is simply the food you eat. So dieting literally means eating stuff. That does not include eating … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Lyrics of Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Administrator

I don’t have to tell you that Christmas isn’t the same as it used to be. For example, nowadays urging someone to “don our gay apparel” would not necessarily be construed as a yuletide exultation. It might have more to … Continue reading →

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After the Greatest Come the Babied

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Administrator

I’m not so sure I like being a Baby Boomer, but I can’t do much about it. Considering that the age group preceding us is known collectively as the Greatest Generation, it seems to me that by comparison the Baby … Continue reading →

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Trying to Find a Niche to Scratch

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Administrator

Hey, I just got back to the chilly north from a copywriting boot camp in hot and humid Florida. I chose to drive 1,200 miles each way, which made the transition less traumatic. There are few people in this world … Continue reading →

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Every Generation Requires Many Voices

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Administrator

I started these essays barely a year ago with something of a theme. I was going to be a booming voice for the Boomers. Boomers, according to the accepted definition, are those of us born between 1946 and 1964. I’m … Continue reading →

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Awaiting the Final Flame-Out Before Death

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Administrator

What happened to all the flaming foliage around here that the urbanites are being conned into coming out and see? Here, in the heart of the Endless Mountains, the foliage is not flaming. It’s mostly green and brown, with dull … Continue reading →

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Laboring over Einstein in a Deadline World

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Administrator

I never had much of attention span, but I was great at focusing over a span of several hours when I really had to. This served me well in college in cramming for tests. Despite all the advice to the … Continue reading →

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Escape to the Planet of the A.P.E.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Administrator

When you’re an old guy like me, the world becomes increasingly foreign as technology and changing lifestyles skew what I used to regard as normalcy. For example, the word “normalcy” itself is a made-up word, compliments of Warren G. Harding … Continue reading →

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Baby Boomers on Brink of Disaster?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Administrator

Check out the horror stories from one of the most abused segments of our population—people 55 and older. People invest for decades into a retirement plan and, just like that, it all goes away. It may be an unscrupulous or … Continue reading →

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Dad Takes His Leave, Quickly and Quietly

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Administrator

Dad had a photo of my mother at his bedside at the personal care home where he had resided for a little more than a year. He confided in my sister, Barb, that every morning, upon awakening and before shaving, … Continue reading →

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