Final Approval

Posted on June 15, 2023June 9, 2023 by Simon

“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” Mark Twain At his sarcastic best.... Read More

Living Forever

Posted on May 17, 2023May 3, 2023 by Simon

“The idea is not to live forever; it is to create something that will.” Andy Warhol... Read More

Washington DC

Posted on April 17, 2023April 9, 2023 by Simon

“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” William Shakespeare This old postcard arrived from Columbus Ohio and since we are going to be in Washington DC I’m hoping to Folger S... Read More

How Old?

Posted on April 13, 2023April 9, 2023 by Simon

“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” Satchel Paige Fruit Salad was beautiful and delicious at our second Seder.... Read More

Peter Max

Posted on April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 by Simon

“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Satchel Paige, Baseball Pitcher and Sage The image is of a postcard I received from Germany with an image... Read More

Memory

Posted on April 5, 2023April 2, 2023 by Simon

Memory is much, much more unreliable than we all like to think. Pretty much every time someone tells an elaborate story about something that happened to them a long time ago, assume it’s going to be... Read More

Not Old

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by Simon Burrow

“You’re not old, you’re “chronologically gifted.” Thank you to Terry Campbell, Pueblo Grande Museum (Ret) for this great observation.... Read More

Stay Up

Posted on February 15, 2023February 12, 2023 by Simon

“Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get back up.” John Wagner Masking during the Covidian era was important even for Inukshuk.... Read More

Anything Except

Posted on February 1, 2023January 31, 2023 by Simon

”To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except exercise, get up early, or be respectable.” Oscar Wilde I apologize again to the subscribers who get an email without a photo.... Read More

Going Out

Posted on January 25, 2023January 12, 2023 by Simon

“I’m at that age where my back goes out more than I do.” Phyllis Diller Photo a Bird of Paradise in Hawaii.... Read More

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