Standing in a cafeteria line at my 45th college reunion, the woman from the DePauw University class of ’58 asked of no one in particular, “When did I get old?” 50th College Reunion Evokes Memories, Melancholy Conversation stopped. My first thought: Since I’m from the class of ’57, I must be older than old. Geez!…
First came the thinning on top, followed by an equal and opposite expansive roundness in the middle. Some obscure law of physics, no doubt. Then came the wrinkles, the sags, the aches, and the “Where the hell are my glasses?” Now, dear God, I’m talking to myself. Out loud. Often without even knowing it. Just…
One: Don’t miss the boat. Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three: Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark. Death of Common Sense: An Obituary Four: Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. Five: Don’t listen to critics; just…
I‘ve been reading the obituaries lately. Once you hit 70, it’s required. What strikes me is how they make the recently deceased so vanilla, so plain and soulless. Obituary writers must see this as a dull, dull world. Death of Common Sense: An Obituary Everyone dies. They leave loving husbands and wives and children and…
One of the perks of dufferdom is an increased capacity to appreciate people. This article is in praise of older women especially. However, I also appreciate friends, spouses, and, for me, women. All women. Andy Rooney’s article on “In Praise of Older Women” When I was 20, I had eyes only for girls my age….
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