Housing and Aging The steps in the houses they’re building today Are so high that they take… your breath all away. And the streets are much steeper than ten years ago. That should explain why my walking is slow. –R. Stewart  For some time now I’ve been having dreams about a house I’ve never seen in real life. It is… Read More
Peek!
I know, I know, I write about too many Pudgy behaviors. And no, I’m not talking about trying to zip my jeans after a chocolate orgy, although that could bring us down the pudgy-speak road rather quickly. In this case I mean I probably blog about our cat, Pudgy, too much. In my defense she constantly amuses me, so why… Read More
I’ll Have A Large Slab Of Conversation…Well Done Please
A drab, emotionless couple sat across from each other eating in silence. Bite after bite of food was consumed, but no conversation or eye contact spiced up the meal. Audrey Hepburn’s character, Joanna, looks at Albert Finney’s character, Mark, and says, “What kind of people just sit like that without a word to say to each other?â€Â He replies, “Married… Read More
Cold Hands, Warm Hearts
On the television show, Seinfeld, George once complained about “shrinkage†when his favorite male body part was exposed to cold ocean water. Well, George, try living in Minnesota when the actual air temperature is “zero,†and the windchill factor drops the temperature to -15 or-20. As in below zero. I’m not a guy, but even I feel like my more… Read More
Remembering What I Wanted To Say About Alzheimer’s Disease
About two years ago a teacher at my college seemed distracted, but was trying her best to be present as our three hour class wore on. During the break I asked if there was something troubling her, and she shared that her mother was near death… but in many ways had left her long ago. Her mother had Alzheimer’s disease…. Read More
No’s Because My Daughter Knows
It’s such an odd feeling when your children surpass you in wisdom. Well, okay, maybe wisdom isn’t the right word. Maybe they know you so well that they kindly suggest your behavior isn’t in your best interest, thereby causing you to slap your head and wonder why you didn’t realize you were about to drive into a lake because the… Read More
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