To recap, here is my top 10 list of emergent, essential to existential things I care about, and hope in some small way — through 350-plus Humble Sky essays published every Tuesday morning for the past six years — to…
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One small step for today’s older adults could become a giant leap for generations to come. On June 10, California Gov. Gavin Newson called for the creation of a plan to address concerns of the state’s aging population. By following…
Why isn’t the definitively positive word “longevity” universally used as a replacement for the generally negative “aging”? And why is “senior,” which research shows is not favored by boomers, still used to label older people? The mostly likely reasons: inconvenience…
We need to take a different approach to ageism reform. It’s time to “talk the walk.” As counterintuitive as this may sound, consider how the approach improved the plight of gays in America. The remarkable progress made in gay pride…
Older adults should become leaders of the environmental movement. Imagine the incongruity. The population with the least amount of remaining time on the planet would be those who care the most about humankind’s survival for generations to come. In this…
LONGEVITY RULES! (#3 in a series of fictional essays based in reality) You’re about to say something, but remind yourself, “If you don’t care don’t say so.” After all, they’re just a couple of clueless, immature kids. But there they…
LONGEVITY RULES! (#2 in a series of fictional essays based in reality) INTERVIEWER: Hello Mr. Glover and happy 100th birthday! As we discussed, I’m here to interview you for our resident newsletter at Gramercy Manor. So, if you’re ready, let’s…
My moment of reflection over the obituary of a junior high school teacher of mine was cut short when I read “He died unexpectedly at 85.” I couldn’t help but ponder the incredulity of the phrase. Really … unexpectedly, at…
Growing older is confounded by misapprehensions, contradictions, ironies and age-inappropriateness. The sooner we can correct these bad attitudes and actions and get back to when longevity rules, the sooner we can slap a cease-and-desist order on manufacturers and marketers of…
What’s in a name, anyway? The state legislature may establish a new California Department of Community Living. The proposed department, recommended by a coalition of legislators of a half-dozen senators and assemblymembers, would be housed within the Health and Human…
