Let’s pretend automobile drivers crank up their windows by hand. And wing windows are still in fashion. Let’s pretend there are only three television channels to choose from, all of which require sophisticated rabbit-ear adjustments. And aluminum foil is still a viable …
I have an old friend, Sam, who writes for the paper up in Virginia City. He visits me sometimes late at night. I don’t invite him. He just shows up to pass on his two cents of corny wisdom. A few months ago, I couldn’t fall asleep thinking about my pack of troubles. Sam …
Do you have times when your days, and then weeks, become hazy? They slip by without stirring up much memorable stuff. It’s like when I drive the same route from home to the grocery store, and I arrive without recalling much of the trip. So I got to wondering, how can I bring …
Strange. I’m falling in love with all these old folks. Most of my life, I paid no attention to those 70-, 80- and 90-year-olds who kept getting in my way. (Can’t they walk a little faster in the grocery store? Hey, you don’t need to come to a complete stop before taking a …
I learned a great lesson last week in a Holiday Inn bathtub: Don’t be sucked into situations I can’t escape. I had worked all day in a small Midwestern town. Not as long and hard as I used to, but I managed to exhaust my 77-year-old muscles and bones. Actually, I was …
One of the many wonderful things about aging is we can make a big ruckus about some tiny thing and no one pays any attention. Naturally, that brings me to why aspirin companies put big balls of cotton into little bottles of low-dose aspirin. My hunch is a 27-year-old Harvard …
My work in CONNECTIONS has provided great emotional rewards. Each gathering expands my personal relationships and gives me a cleaner window into understanding how people handle this whole aging thing. If someone volunteers to tell a story about themselves, it generally …
After much reflection, I have decided to devote the rest of my life and resources to CONNECTIONS Central. It’s about getting all of us to talk more and tech less. I invite you to go to connections-today.com to learn more and help me spread the word. Of course, I will …
Several readers have asked me what my favorite blog post has been over the years. No surprise — it’s about my favorite dog of all time, Billy Bragg, and all he taught me about aging. *This blog is longer than my Aging with Don Kuhl posts typically are. I’ll make it up to you …
Friendship bartering works like this: I share a piece of me with you, and you share a piece of you in return. Although at times it felt risky, these are the best deals I’ve made over the years. This is how it goes. If I trust a friend and want to strengthen our relationship, …
