A quote from The Economist supported a strong belief of mine: “What comes after is not always progress.” Maybe I’m just getting cranky in my later years, but here are but a few examples of my love for the good old days. I enjoyed hand-cranking my car windows more than …
Please let me know if you experience any of these signs of aging. Don’t let me be the lonely old goat in the meadow. I make up reasons why I entered my closet. I notice a shiny nickel on the blacktop in the parking lot and choose not to bend all the way down to …
An important portion of my brain has been replaced by a jukebox. Here’s my problem. In the last few months, with no advance warning, songs from my past flip on in my head. I’ll be driving down Carson Street and, without warning, I’m humming “Wake Up Little Susie,” a terrible …
Dear friends, A surprising number of you reached out last week, wondering what happened to my Tuesday blog post and if I was doing okay. I appreciate the concern. I’m doing great and just decided to take a little vacation from Aging with Don Kuhl, planning to return March …
I continue to learn lessons from my dogs. Why? They are kind and forgiving. They recognize I am a special-needs student who can’t roll over. Plus, my dogs have much to offer in their HCCC (Human Corrections Course Catalog). Jack Carter Newsom, a young, bright professor dog …
Thank you for the many responses to our little contest last week. After much pleasure in reading all the emails that came in, Annie Frances Burke is the winner. The childhood memories of being brought up in the countryside I shall treasure forever. Mazing through the …
It’s been a spectacular success. Thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds get together in small groups to discuss a single question. Over several years now, three questions evoke the most lively discussions: 1. Based on your experiences of friendship, what are the two …
Always know where my keys, wallet and phone are when I’m late for an engagement. Watch my beloved Wisconsin Badgers basketball team win a national title. Quit thinking I can solve my friends’ problems. Sneak out of the house for a double dip chocolate ice cream cone without …
In my junior year of high school, my folks took off on vacation for a week and left the care of our apartment in my capable hands. What responsibility! What opportunity. I called the gang to let them know it was open season at the Kuhl place. Being an entrepreneurial …
Aging has made me a wiser man. I now know how to translate what a friend, spouse or colleague really wants to say to me. I only focus on what comes after the BUT. A few examples: WIFE: “Honey, it’s so nice of you to do the vacuuming around the house, BUT you …
