13 January 2026/
I thought I wrote the last words on “old age sucks,” but I am compelled to say bad things about...
Wise Old Writers
“Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.”
Maggie Kuhn
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9 December 2025/
Time out for a good word about homo sapiens. Well done, humans. In spite of wars, drive-by killings, child abuse,...
9 December 2025/
Old age sucks. But some people say it nicer. The poet Dylan Thomas, for example, says it real nice: Do...
9 September 2025/
Philip Roth in The Dying Animal: “(Old age) is not all uninterrupted dying . . . it’s invisible dying. ....
20 February 2025/
I’m angry about dementia, especially Alzheimer’s. The statistics are horrifying. According to Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI): “Someone in the world...
12 October 2024/
Old Age Sucks – And Then You Die, Part 1 (now in archives). This is Part 2: Old Age Still...