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• Are We Getting A Wind Lobby Or A Wind Tunnel At The Retirement Home?

  

  We woke to sounds of banging, drilling and sawing this morning and rushed downstairs to see what was going on.“Building a wind tunnel,” said a man with a weldin... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 COMMUNITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Break Out and Eat Junk Food – Yummy!

  

  We eat healthy. The food we buy to cook at home is always healthy food: 1 percent milk, 5 percent cottage cheese, low-fat this, low-taste that and low salt... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• They’re Changing The Locks in the Retirement Home!

  Can you believe this? We’re all getting new keys. I’ve got an itch in my palm just at the thought. Someone lost something or the same something disappeared out... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• According To the Encyclopedia You’re Not Old Until You Are 80

  I’m getting close, another 3 months. And then? Will people look at me and say, “There goes that old man…” I’m already walking all bent, but my head is still... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• They’re Putting Us Seniors In Historical Photographs!

  

  I received an email today that contains a collection of “historical photographs”. I want to put the record straight – those are not historical photographs,... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Senior’s Glimpse into Hell

  I had to have a form filled at my HMO office this morning. “No big deal,” I told my wife, “I’ll be back in 20 minutes.” I found parking and ambled up to the... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m Getting Fat and Lazy – and Loving It!

  Most of us spend busy lives – working, running around, chasing after things, rushing here and there, always short of time, always taking short cuts and always... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welcome To the Retirement Center – Home Of Professional Nappers

  

  Napologists, that’s us, the residents of the Sharon Gardens Retirement Home. We are specialists in the art of the sudden nap, the instant drop-off, the unplanne... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hah! There’s Nothing Wrong With My Memory. I Just Lost My Grip…

  

  What literally scared the daylights out of me happened like this: I was off to the painting studio to produce another old master. I went into my study and picke... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Who Says I Don’t Like Old People?

  One of the things about running a blog is that you receive comments from people scattered around the world. As always when you let everyone have their say,... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Friend Wastes His Time at the Doctor

  My friend here at the retirement home, Sid, had a mixed day yesterday – a doctor’s appointment, one of many. This is his story: He tore out of his parking slot... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Should I Really Join Facebook?

  

  When I bought my iPhone, I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a mobile phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 COMMUNITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Are You Ready For An Extra-Long Marriage?

  

  All of a sudden we have a string of major wedding anniversaries here at the retirement home.  One invitation we received was from a couple up on the eighth... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• The Never-Ending Monologue of Martha

  

  I was sitting by myself in the coffee lounge the other day deeply immersed in the newspaper and looking forward to the moment when I turn to the page after the... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• The New Golden Agers Diet – “The EPOL”

  

  Yesterday I was at my local Checkers store buying a large bag of Epol dog food for my loyal pet. He loves this stuff and thrives on it. I was in the checkout... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Am a Computerized Senior Citizen with All My Chips

  

  I am a computerized senior citizen with a motherboard of healthy chips. I even know my way around the quayboard. I am proud that at 79.7 I can still hold up my... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 COMMUNITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is Old Age Catching?

  

  Nowadays when I sit in the lounge or the auditorium and look around at the residents in the retirement home, I understand that I am not the youngest person here... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 COMMUNITY, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Could I Order a Whisky and Milk in the Retirement Home?

  

  If this retirement home had a serious bar, I would be able to push my way through the crowd, bang on the counter and say in a loud voice, “Barman, one double... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Of Course We Have Blood Tests in the Retirement Home

  

  Yeah, yeah, yeah, you can have your blood tests here. First thing on Sunday mornings when the nurse is at her sharpest (ha, ha). Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Memories Abound in the Retirement Home

  

  It’s strange how the vivid memory of a long-forgotten place or event is suddenly generated for no particular reason at any place or at any time. I thought... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION