Tag: aging
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2024 reflection #1 – AI takes over the world
I’ve had a computer love-hate relationship for over 40 years. All of these efforts, struggles, angst wasted, it’s all so simple now.– Thrilled to have 10 pages of word processing before changing disks, after decades with typewriters– Learning simple programming– Frustration as components and programs don’t “talk” to each other– Developing websites since the early…
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all about joy
Trying to live up to my middle name, I come across the following quote, which I totally subscribe to. “In South Korea, they believe that when you turn sixty, you’ve become a baby again and the rest of your life should be totally about joy and happiness, and people should leave you alone, and I…
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what’s in a name?
“That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet,” so says Juliette. Well said Shakespeare, a word is just what we call something, we have no common agreement as to what the word means. But first, you have to remember the name. And this is where my problems begin. Remembering…
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goals / aspirations / dreams
I’ve been goal oriented, type A, for as long as I can remember. I was going to change the world, or at least be in the forefront. It hasn’t happened. After too many decades, I see still abounding: poverty, injustice, political deceitful quagmires, broken relationships, declining education, mental illness, family dysfunction, etc. It’s become time…
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leaping
Leap day suggestions: – end a toxic relationship, the anniversary remembrance comes every 4 years – find something that costs or ends in 29 cents – get 29 dollar bills and spend frivolously – get a jump rope or small trampoline and leap 29 times – walk 29 steps 29 times (that’s approximately 900 steps)…
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hygge
“Hygge is a Danish term that describes a quality of coziness that makes a person feel content and comfortable. It’s also often used as an adjective meaning ‘cozy or comfortable’.” So reads the back of my latest jigsaw puzzle which, unbeknownst to me, comes complete with a ‘nectarine blossom & honey’ candle. “How to Hygge”…
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thoughts on: vision
noun: the state of being able to see; the ability to think about or plan for the future. verb: imagine. Living with noun and verb, I once again squarely face my three year retinal battle with a new assault. In the office, covid masks are gone, the plexiglass dividers removed, some scared, uncertain looks on…
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i say thank you
To the many people, technicians, office staff, specialists, professionals who have been gracious, kind and shown patience to me the past couple days, in the dental and retinal eye office — you are greatly appreciated! Mostly, thank you for not commenting on the state of my hair. I have decided to go natural, the color…
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when I grow up
There’s a question you’re suppose to answer in the first couple decades of life. I, however, am in the remedial class of living, still asking, “what do I want to be when I grow up?” And here I am, facing my seventh decade of life. Unlike most people, aging has always been a grand adventure…
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a word about sorrow
Sorrow and suffering are a big part of this life and cannot be avoided. If we say this ought not to be so, shall we also say, “God has made a mistake in allowing them”? Personally, I’d like to avoid any more sorrow. However, I read: Suffering either leads to a better self, or it…
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