Category Archives: Growing older

7 Things to Know About Life After 50

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

1. The urge to cook evaporates. The urge to order out, go out and cop out of cooking takes over. After 50, there is no going back to four-course dinner parties. Those dinner parties now seem like dreams, a time … Continue reading →

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Growing Down: Incredible Shrinking Humans

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

I don’t need a shrink because I’m already shrunk. Over the years, I’ve measured the ever-diminishing me. I’ve lost two inches in height and I can’t seem to find them anywhere except in a pair of platform shoes. And I’m … Continue reading →

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Mirror, Mirror: Giving Up Those Face Patrols

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

I can’t tell you how to fly over the rainbow, but I do know one way to make yourself miserable as mud. Here’s how: Get a magnifying mirror. Then go on constant face patrol, a form of culturally-induced self-torture. Consult … Continue reading →

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End of days: Why cats have it better than we do

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

Highly recommended: Free emailed posts from The Writer’s Almanac—a new poem a day and the kind of poetry a person can understand. Here’s today’s poem about the end of cats and the end of people–right on the money from Marge … Continue reading →

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Are you autoliterate?: What older people need to know about the new cars

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

We’ve all heard about the reduced skills of older drivers: We’re less flexible so we can’t swivel our necks to see backing up. Our reflexes are slower and we’re more likely to get in accidents–blah, blah. Still, it is the … Continue reading →

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When retirement is a pain in the posterior…

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

Though retirement is stereotyped as a geezer Garden of Eden furnished with recliners and a flat screen TV, it can be tough. You’d never know it, though, from the ads. You’ve seen them—beautiful Botoxed models with silver hair, riding bikes … Continue reading →

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Wisdom: What’s Your One Parting Shot?

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

The one thing I hate about the prospect of dying someday—other than not knowing how things come out with the grandkids or the Giants—is that each brain has a library in it and when the brain goes, so does the … Continue reading →

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Prisoner of Stuff: Solving the Downsizing Dilemma

Posted on September 13, 2010 by

Do we hold on to stuff or does stuff hold on to us? So many people drown in their possessions, I  believe stuff has a gravitational pull, power to suck us down into buying, holding, hoarding and then adding more. … Continue reading →

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If you ever think of moving….Six things to know

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

Older people, if they move from the family home—-the one where the dog died—-typically do it at two defined times. They may first get the urge to move when they are newly retired and want to trade in the bigger … Continue reading →

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What body part do you miss?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

By the time you hit 60 on up, you will have a parts problem. It’s the Inner Jalopy emerging. Are you becoming a clunker? Well, I guarantee you will miss some physical part of yourself, something you used to enjoy … Continue reading →

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