An Ode to Procrastination (with apologies to the rightful author) This parody was originally published on Medium. I didn’t want you to miss it! Hey, fans. It’s here: “How to Not Write, 4.0” … I once again found myself updating my essay on how to avoid what you’re supposed to be writing by doing something else, even writing something else. […]
Here’s One Those Who Know Me Will Appreciate — and Probably Those Who Don’t….
It Started with the Wrong Uber Did you every wonder what happens when you get into someone else’s Uber and the driver doesn’t speak your language? I hadn’t…until recently. Which is surprising. I tend to catastrophize when it comes to gallivanting around Paris armed only with toddler French. I typically imagine myself post-accident: rushed to the […]
A 45-Year-Old Scolds Tech Companies!
Geezers don’t despair. Younger people feel it, too! “Tech is now for all of us, and yet the tech companies keep focusing on the nerds who want fancy gadgets.” Other than the fact that she starts out by apologizing for sounding like “a grumpy old man” (ageist stereotype)… I was thrilled to read New York […]
Very Little About Aging Is Funny, but Humor Helps
My best old ladies have (or had) a good sense of humor. And no wonder. Laughter is healthy at any age. But when you’re ninety and beyond, being able to “make light” is a survival tactic. Whenever I tell 101-year-old Marge she’s my role model, she laughs. “I don’t have much competition!” My first real […]