Elderism #42

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

"Remember dear, if someone throws up on you, that's the one with the upset stomach." From Anne in NYC, as told her by her mother-in-law

Elderism #41

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

"As long as there's a telephone, no actor is ever retired" From a resident of the Lillian Booth Home in Englewood, N.J., a home for "retired" performers, as captured on a lovely story on Studio 360.

Are You an Oldie?

Monday, March 2nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I'm a fan of The Oldie, a hilarious English magazine that is devoted to-- and mostly written by--older folks. Run by the gent who started the satirical periodical, Private Eye, this newer offering takes a fairly bracing approach to later ...

Elderism #40

Monday, March 2nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A reader from Hurst, TX named Lyn LaCava writes that her grandmother, Mama Ruey, who lived to age 87, had many Mama Ruey-isms, not the least of which was, "I wouldn't eat a coconut that rolled through her house."