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• Retirement: A Full-time Occupation

  Retirement is a fulltime occupation. There are no holidays, no days off and no such thing as a sick day. It is a dedicated job covering 24 hours a day. Of... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2020 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Could I Catch a Dose of Old Age in the Retirement Home?

  Sitting here in the lobby of the retirement home doing battle with the diabolical crossword in the morning paper, I am so deeply engrossed in the impossible... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2020 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our New TV Supplier

  We visited friends recently and over tea the talk turned to books and the television. “What have you read lately? Was it any good? Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2020 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Australia by Wheelchair

  The news was exciting! “Congratulations! You became Great-grandparents at 3:26 this morning! Mother and baby are fine!” Come soon!We didn’t hesitate. The... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Senior’s Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Fall

  There are many bad things a Senior can do, but falling is about the worst. Your immediate and most important objective at this stage in your life is to stay on... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is The Pain In My Finger From Too Much Exercise?

  There are many different Keep-Fit programs here in the retirement home. When we first moved in, I read the list of exercising opportunities that ranges from... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Retirement Home Ahead – Patience Required

  If you are one of those people who think they have unlimited patience, come and spend a day here in our Retirement Home. Stand behind a 95 year old woman who... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Secrets Revealed: What We Seniors Talk About In the Retirement Home

  Seniors talk. A lot. In fact, you could say that this is our main occupation. Age has finally brought us to a point in life where we are able to bring our full... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Come I’m Not As Smart As My Phone?

  For some years I’ve watched my little grandchildren with their smart-phones. They played games, even while I was talking to them; they texted each other, while ... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• A SEnior’s Mistake

  I made a Senior’s mistake today and my back will have the pleasure of paying for it over the next week or two. I glossed over a simple item in the list of thing... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Who Says You Can’t Drive Over 90?

  Here in the retirement home there is an exclusive clique that meets regularly. They gather in the far corner of the coffee lounge and shut their mouths the... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Praise of Idleness

  It was the mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell who dreamed up the above title for one of his essays. He was pushing a theory that everyone should wor... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Major Announcement: Life Expectancies Hit New Highs

  The good news, according to statistics released on Wednesday, is that life expectancies in most Western countries are the highest they have ever been. Some are... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Time Traveler’s Tale

  December is on the doorstep and in a month’s time we ancient remnants of the analog age will slide another decade further into the digital era, the one we hardl... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Has Anyone Seen My Cloud?

  I have a cloud. I know, because every time I tell my computer to save something it asks me “do you wish to save this on your cloud?” My computer knows just abou... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• All About My Stamp Collection (AKA My Retirement Fund)

  I could use a loan at this moment. Collecting stamps was the rage all those years ago. There were articles in the newspapers and every city had stamp dealers. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2019 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• War Comes To the Retirement Home

  Every floor in this building has at least 4 bomb shelters or “safe rooms”. The floors, walls and ceilings are of thick reinforced concrete. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• It Was the New Generation of “techies” Who Decided That t...

  It was the new generation of “techies” who decided that the world needed to upgrade its communication systems. These young college drop-outs set up a workshop i... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Australia by Wheelchair

  The travel agent looked me as I tottered across to her desk. “Wherever you’re going, use a wheel chair at the airports,” she said. “And get one for your wife... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Arsenic and Very Old Lace

  Yesterday evening, after another exhausting day here at the retirement home, I dropped onto the couch for my after-dinner nap. I grabbed the remote and began... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION