“I speak German, English and Hebrew. I don’t even remember learning any of those languages but I still know them.” Eva Gold (my beloved mother-in-law)...Read More
The instincts and attitudes of a septuagenarian rarely change much. In your 40’s your eyes go bad, in your 60’s your hearing goes bad and in your 70’s your ability to change vanishes...Read More
At a convent in Ireland, the 98-year-old Mother Superior lay dying. The nuns gathered around her bed trying to make her last journey comfortable. They tried giving her warm milk to drink but she refus...Read More
“Tim led a good life and had a peaceful death – but the transition was a bitch. And for the record, he did not lose his battle with cancer. When he died, the cancer died, so technically it...Read More
Nine Important Facts To Remember As We Grow Older: #9 Death is the number 1 killer in the world. #8 Life is sexually transmitted. #7 Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one ...Read More
Top Ten Old Folks Party Games 1. Sag, You’re It! 2. Pin the Toupee on the Bald Guy 3. 20 Questions Shouted into your Good Ear 4. Kick the Bucket 5. Red Rover, Red Rover, the Nurse Says Bend Over...Read More
Most seniors never get enough exercise. In His wisdom God decreed that seniors become forgetful so they would have to search for their glasses, keys and other things thus doing more walking. And God l...Read More
Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later, the do...Read More
“Grow older but don’t grow old.” Doug Ward Photo credit: Simon Burrow picture taken at dawn in the neighborhood South of Missouri and West of 16th St. It is a fast gentrifying area with ...Read More
“Die young as late as possible.” Doug Ward Photo credit Lilli Burrow. Taken at MorningStar. The assisted living facility where my mother-in-law lives....Read More