At 82, I’m surprised how long it takes me to get in gear each morning – to the point where breakfast and lunch often merge into a late brunch.
50 years ago, I found it was no big deal to get up at 5.30 a.m. to get to work by 7:00 so I could catch some of the inconsequential chat over coffee in the senior executive section of our office.
Now I have the privilege of sleeping until 9:00 a.m. if I have the “day off” from my “encore” work as Substack.com writer-publisher. That also gives me the freedom to watch late-night TV shows.
* What task continues to give you satisfaction as you complete it, even though it consumes more time than it did in the past?
Wow. Anna sure was a hard-headed woman. Reluctant even to use a kneeling pad? Myself, I readily embrace many of these clever gadgets and tools that facilitate the sundry challenges of daily life. I don't think of them as shameful concessions to Wicked Father Time, but as additions to a well-considered arsenal of clever tactical weapons for beating the old S.O.B. "Take THAT old man. What else ya got?"
Since walking is always tentative for me due to a lack of balance, right now I have crutches, a walker and two scooters (a light one for air travel and a heavy one for outdoor distances). I use each "tool" according to the social situation that happens to come up.
Back in the 1950s and '60s, I could have used them all, but some of today's refined technology was not yet available.
I'm surprised that I see very few mobility scooters (the ones with three and four wheels) on the University of Minnesota campus.
At 82, I’m surprised how long it takes me to get in gear each morning – to the point where breakfast and lunch often merge into a late brunch.
50 years ago, I found it was no big deal to get up at 5.30 a.m. to get to work by 7:00 so I could catch some of the inconsequential chat over coffee in the senior executive section of our office.
Now I have the privilege of sleeping until 9:00 a.m. if I have the “day off” from my “encore” work as Substack.com writer-publisher. That also gives me the freedom to watch late-night TV shows.
* What task continues to give you satisfaction as you complete it, even though it consumes more time than it did in the past?
Wow. Anna sure was a hard-headed woman. Reluctant even to use a kneeling pad? Myself, I readily embrace many of these clever gadgets and tools that facilitate the sundry challenges of daily life. I don't think of them as shameful concessions to Wicked Father Time, but as additions to a well-considered arsenal of clever tactical weapons for beating the old S.O.B. "Take THAT old man. What else ya got?"
I agree, Joe.
Since walking is always tentative for me due to a lack of balance, right now I have crutches, a walker and two scooters (a light one for air travel and a heavy one for outdoor distances). I use each "tool" according to the social situation that happens to come up.
Back in the 1950s and '60s, I could have used them all, but some of today's refined technology was not yet available.
I'm surprised that I see very few mobility scooters (the ones with three and four wheels) on the University of Minnesota campus.