My back has been in pretty good shape, for me, anyway. In fact, it has felt so normal I decided to change the linens this morning all by myself. Usually, I ask for help, but I felt so good, I… Read More ›
Getting old
HOW OLD IS TOO OLD?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #211 Do you believe that Joe Biden, at 82 shortly after Election Day 2024, is too old to seek that office. What about Donald Trump at 77? Most important, do you think there should be a maximum age… Read More ›
HOW OLD ARE WE?
There was recently an article in “National Geographic” about how most “advanced” societies are aging. This is true especially in Japan, the “oldest” society, but it’s true throughout much of Europe and definitely in these United States. It was inevitable…. Read More ›
MEMORIES AS THE DAYS PASS
Cue up Sinatra’s “My Way” for this one. It’s applicable for some of the random thoughts I’ll float your way. It’s perfect for some of the bonehead things in my past. My way is how I did some things through… Read More ›
FORETELLING OUR FUTURE
As a kid, if ever I thought about getting old (like “past 40”), I figured I would “age with grace.” My hair would turn snowy white, but otherwise, I’d remain the same. I would always be “me.” Maybe I’d slow… Read More ›
ONE THING I DID NOT WANT TO BE
Old, by Rich Paschall When you think of all the things you want to be when you grow up, “old” probably is not on the list. You may think about being a doctor or nurse. You may consider a lawyer… Read More ›
THE OLD BONES METEOROLOGICAL STREAMING SERVICE
Owen said his bones were telling him that the weather is going to “do something.” I have been feeling the same way and had gone back on medication yesterday. After being very quiet and not bad at all, my back… Read More ›
GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK
Thanks for your service, by Rich Paschall He had been in the business for almost 40 years. The last twenty-seven of those with the same company. He liked his job and thought he was good at it. In just a… Read More ›
MY BEST FRIEND CALLED
She doesn’t live far away, but we rarely see each other in person. Why? Because we are old. That’s why. Her husband has Parkinson’s. She’s got glaucoma. One kid has a heart problem while the other is in a wheelchair…. Read More ›
WAY BACK WHEN
One of the hardest parts of getting older being unable to do the stuff you used to do. This might not sound like a big deal. After all, if you were athletic, those abilities will typically pass, sometimes, quite early…. Read More ›
REGRETS, PART II
“Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.” – Jonathan Larson (Playwright and Composer) It is hard to forget the mistakes or missed opportunities of the past. They often cling to us like wet t-shirts. We would like to just… Read More ›
THERE IS NOTHING TO DO – RICH PASCHALL
Or Is There? by Rich Paschall When you were younger, a teenager perhaps, you may have heard yourself say a time or two, “I’m bored. There’s nothing to do.” I know I did. Even today, with so much more to… Read More ›
REGRETS & HOPES – 2022 & BEYOND
Blogging Insights — New Format # 26 These last few years have been unusually regretful. I’m not big on looking back, holding grudges, or storing anger, but in one way or the other, between the crazies and their aluminum foil… Read More ›
AROUND IT COMES
Twenty-five years ago, I had surgery on both my feet to remove arthritis that attacks the joints in your big toes. Its Latin name means “stiff toe” and it’s genetic. Two of my aunts had the same problem. DNA being… Read More ›
“CRY MACHO” AND GETTING OLD
While I have never admired Eastwood’s politics, his movies range from very good to brilliant. He may be the last of the great old-time movie makers. In this HBO movie, the story is about aging and the decisions life asks… Read More ›
MONDAY PEEVES ON TUESDAY
TMP22: Why can’t they just say they are sorry if it’s their fault? Most of the time, when something goes wrong and it’s obviously the fault of the company you are working with, not only is customer service pathetic, but… Read More ›
PAGING PONCE DE LEON
Carly Simon is in my head a lot these days singing, “You’re So Vain”. After decades of seeming perpetual youth in my career as a reporter, the portrait in my attic has become an illusion. It’s something with which most people… Read More ›
ONE-LINER WEDNESDAY – ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER?
ONE-LINER WEDNESDAY: DO YOU REMEMBER? Are you old enough to remember needing to find a piece of flint to start a fire after using stone tools to kill a woolly mammoth? I’m reasonably sure I never killed a woolly mammoth…. Read More ›
SWEET OLD NONSENSE
Sweet old lady is an oxymoron. It’s one of those myths, probably perpetrated by childhood memories of grandma, a rosy film smoothing over the lumps and bumps. Age makes everyone cranky. Men get grouchy. Women get snarky. Old people are impatient and significantly less… Read More ›
RANDOM THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY by GARRY ARMSTRONG
Cue up Sinatra’s “My Way” for this one. It’s applicable for some of the random thoughts that I’ll float your way. It’s perfect for some of the bonehead things that rest in my past. My way is how I did… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 