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Youth is Short

Youth is Short

29/10/2023
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Living Well, Opinion

“Life is long. Youth is short.” Or so says a favourite character in Contentment is for Cows. Ahh, the joys of youth. All that energy,…

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Wearing Shades

Wearing Shades

05/03/2023
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Life

My first paid work was in a busy restaurant in the centre of a busy tourist destination point. Restaurant? No, it was really a hamburger…

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FOGO; Fear of Growing Older

FOGO; Fear of Growing Older

15/01/2023
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Living Well

I’ve been a lifelong weakling. I swear I never had any natural strength. When I played sports I had to rely on strategy and quickness…

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On Birthdays and Aging

On Birthdays and Aging

30/10/2022
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Life

By the time you are reading this, I will have turned Sixty-Effin-Seven. I don’t like the sound of that number, hence the middle two syllables….

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Youth is Short

Youth is Short

26/05/2019
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Life, Living Well

There is a saying about life being short, and it may be true. I prefer to say life is long — youth is short.  In…

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Forgetfulness and Aging

Forgetfulness and Aging

23/12/2018
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Behaviour

“Forgot, forgot forgot! That’s all I ever hear from you!” went my Mother’s shrill lament…  I rely on this memory as evidence that I have…

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On Being a Masterpiece, Part Two

On Being a Masterpiece, Part Two

29/07/2018
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Living Well

I ended last week’s post with “And sometimes, it takes a lifetime to create a masterpiece”.  And there’s the rub, just as you are morphing…

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On Maintaining 

On Maintaining 

17/06/2018
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Living Well

Buck Martinez, the play-by-play commentator for the Blue Jays (yes, I watch baseball) is 69 years old.  And he looks good, doesn’t he?  A friend…

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On Ageism

On Ageism

10/06/2018
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Living Well, Relationships

Being biased against persons who are ‘old’ makes no sense.  Everyone will eventually be a part of the elderly demographic or they will no longer…

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Mid-Year Resolutions

Mid-Year Resolutions

03/06/2018
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Living Well

Happy Half-Year! We have reached the mid-year point of 2018.  For those of us who make New Years Resolutions on January 1, those commitments made…

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