Aging

Simple Things That Bring Happiness

There comes a point in life when you start realizing that the things you once thought you needed aren't necessarily…

2 weeks ago

There’s Something About Getting Older

This morning, I caught myself in the mirror and laughed. Not because I looked particularly funny, although there was certainly…

1 month ago

The Day The Clock Went Silent

For more than thirty years, I was the most important thing on the nightstand. Not the lamp, not the book…

1 month ago

Too Tired… Until They Weren’t

There comes a point in life when bedtime stops being a decision and starts feeling like a scheduled appointment. The…

1 month ago

When Grandma and Grandpa Went “Green”

For years, the only thing this elderly couple had ever considered “getting high” was when their golf cart accidentally rolled…

1 month ago

Yoga, Humiliation, and the Aging Man’s Struggle

My doctor gave me some advice that sounded simple enough: “You need to improve your flexibility.” Those words are dangerous…

2 months ago

The Stranger Across the Table

The clock on the stove blinked 12:37. The young man sat alone at the kitchen table, turning a half-empty beer…

3 months ago

Technology: A Grudge We Cannot Prove

If you ever feel like your toaster is judging you, you are not alone. There is a growing suspicion that…

3 months ago

From Friends to Furniture in One Move

Moving has a funny way of exposing human nature. Not the polite version we show at dinner parties, but the…

4 months ago

When the Boots Stop Moving

We used to be the first thing he reached for in the morning. Before coffee, before the weather, before that…

4 months ago