I Say Senior, You Say Señor Do you remember what they called geezers before they called them seniors? I don’t. You don’t either, I’ll bet. You and I were never going to get old enough to care. Fifty years ago, I remember thinking the then-popular euphemism for elders, “Golden Agers,” was a crock. Golden, my…
A is for arthritis, B is for bad back, C is for the chest pains. Corned beef? Cardiac? Views on Aging: You Only Get Better D is for dental decay and decline, E is for eyesight–can’t read that top line. F is for fissures and fluid retention G is for gas (which I’d rather not…
Arguably half the $186 million Bush spent getting elected in 2000 was used to promise us seniors an effective Medicare drug benefit. Of course, Bush’s first act in office was to pass the massive $1.35 trillion tax cut which he knew would bleed dry funds for a drug benefit – or any benefit that didn’t…
My wife, Carolyn, and I are three miles up, falling, tumbling, soaring through space at 174 feet per second – 120 mph or “terminal velocity” – and all I can think of is: “Wow! I’m flying. I should have worn a jacket.” The rushing winds press through us, cold, dizzying, exhilarating. Carolyn shouts to me,…
If we seniors had just one prescribed pill for every promise politicians have made proposing adequate Medicare-drug benefits, we’d each have a lifetime pile of pharmaceuticals. More bogus assurances belch forth from Washington daily. Unfortunately, all the drug company cards, LillyAnswers, Orange Card, Novartis CareCard, etc. have been canceled because “they are not needed with…
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