Literature

The ABCs of Aging

A is for arthritis, B is for bad back, C is for the chest pains. Corned beef? Cardiac? Views on Aging: You Only Get Better D is for dental decay and decline, E is for eyesight–can’t read that top line. F is for fissures and fluid retention G is for gas (which I’d rather not…

senior-citizen-skydiving
Senior Stories

Senior Citizens Skydiving: Life is short. Jump at it!

My wife, Carolyn, and I are three miles up, falling, tumbling, soaring through space at 174 feet per second – 120 mph or “terminal velocity” – and all I can think of is: “Wow! I’m flying. I should have worn a jacket.” The rushing winds press through us, cold, dizzying, exhilarating. Carolyn shouts to me,…

Seniors Guide to Free Medicine
Health & Medical

Seniors Guide to Free Medicine (Getting Prescription Help)

If we seniors had just one prescribed pill for every promise politicians have made proposing adequate Medicare-drug benefits, we’d each have a lifetime pile of pharmaceuticals. More bogus assurances belch forth from Washington daily. Unfortunately, all the drug company cards, LillyAnswers, Orange Card, Novartis CareCard, etc. have been canceled because “they are not needed with…

Senior Orgy
Romance

Are You Ever Too Old to Senior Orgy?

To the utter horror of our children, today’s seniors are pushing the sexual envelope in ways (e.g. a senior orgy), some say, contrary to all that’s right and holy. Used to be, by age 60, seniors were expected to hang it up, start acting their age, and prepare for the solemn business of departing this…

Advantages of Getting Old Jokes
Humor

30 Benefits of Growing Old (Advantages of Getting Old Jokes)

Check out these funny benefits of growing old. You’ll love our advantages of getting old jokes. Looking for something more serious? Read our 10 Awesome Growing Old Advantages when you’re finished laughing at the list below. (and you thought there weren’t any) Advantages of Getting Old Jokes In a hostage situation, you are likely to…

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