Serendipity
New Year’s Eve is rapidly approaching as I write this blog for January, and I’ve been thinking about the tradition of reviewing the year in terms of its joys and sadnesses. I asked ChatGPT for its “opinion” of this tradition. I didn’t mention anything about older people, but here’s what it said. “Looking back to […]
The Good Old Days?
For me, one of the interesting things about getting older is that not only do I have my earlier life and times to analyze and reminisce about, but I also have contemporary society to compare it to. This was made vividly evident to me at the Winslett Thanksgiving dinner last week during which the family […]
Letters
Are letters more precious than emails?
Old Friends
Old friends are woven through the fabric of our entire lives.
Our Relationship with Technology
It seems to me that many older people feel left behind.
What does it mean to be old?
Well, it depends on several things—gender, health, looks, physical and mental strength, economic status, relationships, turn of mind, and the society in which you live. The experience of being an older person isn’t the same for everyone, but I think that two things on the list determine whether it’s positive or negative. One is your […]