Growing Old, Gracefully.

At a recent Connections gathering, participants were asked to come up with one word that best described their whole life. This particular group was made up of bright men and women above age 65.  Here we go: Jody… Faith Jarred… Perseverance Pam… Fortitude Tellis… Joy …

I wasn’t looking for it. I was heading to a boring meeting when Dionne Warwick’s voice slipped into my brain. “What’s it all about, Alfie?” It brought back memories of a movie I saw when I had just broken into my twenties.  Michael Caine played a young fellow who was …

I’m prone to falling. Not a good thing at my age. Particularly when you have your hands in your pockets. Now, when I climb the rocky hill across our creek, Poncer Mountain (named after our first dog), I never have my hands in my pockets. I’m ready for the fall that is bound …

I have a close friend. Let’s call him Buzz to throw him off. Buzz bugs me. He knows everyone I know and all of the people those people know. We can’t go into a restaurant or walk in downtown Carson City without hearing, “Hey Buzz, let’s get together soon,” or “Don’t …

Back when my company, The Change Companies, experienced a rapid spurt of sales, our small team needed to spend day after day putting our pages into three-ring binders. The employees were weary of this dull work. Going home after eight hours with numerous paper cuts, my …