Along with pitches from local mortuaries and long-term-care “communities,” our mailbox here in Geezerville regularly attracts…
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PUMPING IRONY: Painful Repercussions
For some years prior to my 50th birthday, apparently unimpressed with the notion of a steady…
PUMPING IRONY: A Detour on the Road to Dementia?
I was enjoying my breakfast and perusing the sports section in our dining room the other…
PUMPING IRONY: Reunion
Our daughter turned 33 last month, which meant I dispatched the annual text wishing her a…
PUMPING IRONY: Destined for Diabetes?
Against my better judgment a few years back, I scheduled an appointment at a functional-medicine clinic…
How to Deal With Loneliness
Human connection is a basic need, on a par with food and water. A lack of…
PUMPING IRONY: An ER for the Elderly
It’s been nearly 20 years since my last visit to a hospital’s emergency room, but bits…
PUMPING IRONY: A Deafening Silence
As we watch Congress grinding through the sausage-making process of the latest COVID-relief legislation, it’s helpful…
PUMPING IRONY: Pedaling Through the Next Pandemic
I climbed on my bike the other day and, navigating carefully amid the glacial outcroppings that…
A Perilous Prescription?
I’ve always enjoyed Maureen Dowd’s sharp-witted, insightful musings in the New York Times, but the only…