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Getting on in years, getting on in life, getting on with life. This is the newsletter for people who find themselves older than they used to be.

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Dressing Down

You know the expression “Now I've seen everything”?

Water Works

Saw the water heater leaking Water level not yet peaking Sent some photos to the plumber No hot water?

Safe Bet

“Wanna bet?”

Quick Quiz

Who or what is Buffa di Perrero?

Lady In Waiting

There is an art to waiting in line, to be serene in the knowledge that you will be spending the next 45 minutes of your one and precious life waiting for Verizon to connect you with the wrong department, or waiting to pick up a prescription at the pharmacy, where they cannot find it and think it must have been misfiled.

Bitter End

I finished an article Read by AI It didn't sound fake And of course I know why The voice that I heard (Not robotic at all) Just sounded so natural But I can recall That when "she" stopped reading I blinked in surprise Her voice hadn't finished Was still on the rise As if even though She had read all the words She had no idea That she sounded absurd And it did seem to me As if more was to come But…

Trial And Error

Ahhhh, there are just so many things not to understand.

Father of Invention

Once upon a time, in a far-away kingdom, Old King Cola demanded that he be given a glass of Coke.

Zip It

Back in the day, before there were zip codes, there were one- or two-digit “zones” stuck between the city or town and the state.

Hidden Agenda

And just like that, you can make your kitchen disappear!

Watch Out

Timex: Hey, how are you?