Tag: Aging

A Little Snow on the Roof

I attended a wedding in New York City by myself well over 40 years ago. So at the reception at the Tavern on the Green in Central Park, I was seated at a table of friends of the bride’s family. Since I didn’t know any of them and was suffering...

“Regular” Old

Athletes are trained to know their bodies. Chemists, like me, know which medication to use for certain aches. “No pain, No gain” versus simply, “No pain.” A friend of mine takes an Aleve® each night so she wakes up with less aches. I’ve always...

The Coming of Old Age

While popular entertainment is usually about teens and other young people finding themselves, getting old is a different story. Many in my generation look back and ruminate on where they have been, what they have done and the meaning of it all...

Living the American Dream as a Senior Citizen

Imagine opening your mail every day and getting only funeral plans, solicitations for whole life insurance from Colonial Penn or another invitation to join AARP. This is the sad reality for many seniors, especially if they failed to plan financially...

Young at Heart

At 73 years of age, for a single man, to try to find a new love, is a very hard sell. I can understand why, given our youth-saturated culture. We place youth and vigor far above maturity, age and wisdom. If this were pre-revolutionary China, my age...

The Graveyard of the Body

For most old people being in constant pain is the predominant condition of getting old. It dominates the aging process whether it is arthritis, gout, dementia or some other chronic condition. If there is one growing pain that I dislike the most, it...

I Sing of Goats and Owls

I think its time for me to write about one of the basic facts of life. No, I do not mean the birds and the bees. What I have in mind is more like owls and goats. Growing old is not for sissies. Goats and owls are perfect symbols for getting old...