Category Archives: aging

Essay: Tic-Tock, Tick-Talk

As I meander into my dotage, I notice that life tends to mirror autumn, that season when the days get shorter and shorter; and I also notice that some of the more paranoid among us (myself included) feel the vaguely … Continue reading

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packrats

My wife and I are packrats. This fact was clarified today when we erected a huge new Billy shelf structure from Ikea promptly filled it with items from hither and thither and it seemed to make no difference to what … Continue reading

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back in the stirrups again

Monday, his feet will be in the stirrups again. Much as his wife used to endure such invasion when she was an object of interest to medical plumbers hereafter known as ob-gyn practitioners and had to turn years of modesty … Continue reading

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