Armistice Day for aging and death?
I’m old enough to remember when November 11 was called “Armistice Day.” It didn’t become “Veterans Day” until I was…
Tag: #aging
Saba Saba
Saba is the Swahili word for “seven.” Saba Saba, July 7, the 7th day of the 7th month is a…
Big man on campus.
Labor Day is ending, along with this strange summer. This is the first September in more than 20 years that…
Presently aging
What do you mean that the Concert for Bangla Desh happened almost 50 years ago?!? That was just one of…
New rule
After pulling out yet another box of stuff that had been sitting in a closet since I moved in eight…
As though I were Adam
I took my time, savoring each word, but I finally finished Moby-Dick for the second time. These past few weeks…
The big seven five.
When I turned 25, my brother James told me that I was over the hill. After I turned 29, I…
Cherry pie beats time every time.
Today, February 22 is my grandfather’s birthday. He would have been 133 years old. When he came to live with…