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 (Photo Reuters) The lover is a monotheist who knows that other people worship different gods but cannot himself imagine that there could be other gods. -Theodor Reik, Of Love and Lust, 1957 When I was working as a nurse’s aide during my under-graduate days in a nursing home we had a resident with a girlfriend who made conjugal visits. We all were aware of the scheduled times and pulled the curtain on his semi-private room during these encounters. Even his roommate “Sam” whose stroke left him in a wheelchair with

    You can't hide your true colors as you approach the autumn of your life. - Author Unknown   The Fall is coming The soft-late-summer-sun streamed through the cracked door the other morning; illuminating a dark corner of the gym. Along with the weakened glow, the first sign of fall blew in as crumpled golden and red leaves, intruding and dispersing haphazardly amongst the dumbbells. This reminded me of the pending change of season just off shore. In an attempt to hold off the inevitable (fall) I closed the door. This served only to

  To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter. -Euripides I recently posted a “best-of” (retread) blog titled: The Meaning of Things to make a point that meaningful objects from home lose meaning in institutions like nursing homes. When bloggers share ideas/concepts/stories on the net, we can only hope—like sending children off to school, they will do good in the world or have some positive influence. This post evoked a response I will always remember—and made my point more eloquently and personally than any of my efforts may have engendered.

  The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you'll grow out of it! — Doris Day  A tweet from Kohler got me thinking: What do you think of Barbie's new eco-friendly dream home from Mattel and;@AIANational http://huff.to/obGmER? We love the low-flow toilet!  Seems Barbie is trending green after years of Pink convertibles and end-less wardrobes; not exactly a sustainability lifestyle (making up for past sins?). The joint effort is a synergy of The AIA and Mattel, who have teamed up for the design competition in honor of

  Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.  -Fred Astaire I returned from Europe last week, which always gives me a fresh perspective on my own country. Yesterday doing pre-holiday tasks I got caught up in the bustle of shopping and completing my to-do list. I was in an old school hardware store watching customers buy plastic American flags, charcoal briquettes, portable grills, and soft drinks—the usual stuff. I began to notice a trend with the folks around me that I didn’t