Another indignity of old age is the disintegration of critical skills, particularly when it comes to humor. In between our yearly get togethers, the 12 of us stay in touch by email, exchanging what is commonly known as old man humor.
These are actual examples:
THE FACTS * The song typically sung on New Year’s Eve/Day, Auld Lang Syne, was written by the Scottish poet Robert Burns and published in 1796. The literal translation of the Scottish Gaelic title is “old long…
THE FACTS * The NBA player with the second-highest net worth was not a well-known all-star. Everyone knows #1 on the list (Michael Jordan: net worth $2.2 billion), but few people outside of the business world…
Part V: The Treatments Today, I’m going to take on yet another topic that was front page news for months... and then, simply disappeared. Do you remember when, early in 2020, President Trump talked about…
Who’s Counting? Many drugs and medical procedures have adverse reactions. That includes radiation and chemotherapy for cancer. The sensible and historic response to reports of these adverse reactions is to…
If I’ve ever heard a Taylor Swift song, I wasn’t aware of it. I’m just too old. And, happily, out of touch with the pop music scene today. I’m not embarrassed to admit that. I mean, by the time she hit the…