Look to the Island kingdom of Britain for a taste of the future. Because of its size and location, it has to pay attention to recycling, land conservation and other issues such as immigration way in advance of larger land states. Last winter saw a proposal that the Elderly give up their large homes and […]
March 19, 2011
As the waters receded, it became clear that a high portion of Japan’s elderly contributed to the nations’ death toll. With one of the world’s largest aging populations prior to the disaster, post-tsunami and earth quake, some surprising attitudes and actions against this vulnerable group were laid bare. The aging of Japan’s population is proving […]
September 25, 2010
It is almost 1:00 AM. I have a raisin stuck in my keyboard and a mosquito as large as a drone pinging my monitor. WordPress has just recovered from a crash. I love this. I had a bad fall this summer and my only concern as I hit the pavement: “Will my hands be OK”? […]
August 2, 2010
See her? I can’t do anything with her. I sent her here to be a kind of babe for the blog off to the side bar and down about 5 – to have just for fun. At my age, I can’t go to meez.com and get an elder babe. I call her Gerry ’cause she […]
July 26, 2010
Three things a young person does not want to hear: 1. Grandma is coming to live with us. 2. Someone else’s grandma is coming to live with us (we need the money) 3. You will be going to live with someone else’s grandma. This evening, I went grocery shopping with a young man from Korea […]
June 13, 2012
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