A recent article in the Science section of the New York Times explains alot with the opening sentence. “Learning becomes more difficult as we age not because we have trouble absorbing new information, but because we fail to forget the… Read More ›
Month: January 2013
Blessings of the School Bus
I took a museum jaunt to Philly with Beth El on Sunday. The surprise was that the conveyance was a school bus. Not the streamlined, cushy-seated, electronics-friendly, be-bath-roomed Mega Bus, but a bona fide bouncy, bare-bones school bus. I haven’t… Read More ›
21 Years and Counting
January 6 is the 21th anniversary of my father’s death- his yartzeit. I still miss him. I’m still mad at him. I still love him. He was a grower of orchids, an inveterate walker, a lover of sparkling prose and… Read More ›
Celebrating the New Year… six months into retirement
Since New Year’s Day is a time of reflection on the past, I decided to list what I’ve learned since retiring six months ago. These “lessons” have surprised me. 1. You can be just about as busy as you want… Read More ›
Now we are Sixty 