Category Archives: Growing older

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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Geezer Teaser: What should older adults call themselves?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Help me out here. Is there a good word for older adults? Seniors? Older adults don’t call themselves seniors unless they are trying to get a cheap ticket to a movie. And I hesitate to call myself a senior because, … Continue reading →

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The one article you need to read before you die

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

If I could attach a 911 red siren alarm to a recommendation on my blog, this would get the flashing light. If you get no other tip from The Geezer Diary, let this be the one. It’s about how you … Continue reading →

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So who is old? Evidently nobody.

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

Most of us think of ourselves as fifteen years younger than we are. So we are not old, but just traveling through the outskirts of age—maybe touching down in geezer country when there are senior discounts to be had. I … Continue reading →

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The truth at last: How age really happens

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Me, I was forever pre-old. Age was a distant horizon. I always walked toward it and never arrived. Well, that was the theory, but then my freckles began turning into liver spots. So I knew I had gone past pre-old … Continue reading →

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