Growing Old, Gracefully.
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Bathroom research
While the National Institutes of Health spent $465,339 teaching pigeons how to use slot machines, the Hiram Scott College Research Institute was getting no bucks, hanging around public bathrooms for good reasons. I don’t mean to brag, but I did a scientific study on …
Connie, my big sister
How lucky am I? At age 80, I’m still blessed with Connie, my oldest sister, who gives me support and wisdom whenever I need it late at night. Without a doubt, Connie is the brightest of the four Kuhl children. She whizzed through high school, college and graduate …
“What’s it all about?” by William Slebos
I can’t believe it. William was a classmate of mine at Lyons Township High School over 60 years ago. William was smart. Not so much me. William was popular, like class-president popular. Not so much me. Beautiful girls fawned over William. Not so much me. BUT… …
One word
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 …
“What’s it all about, Donnie?”
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 …