In the summer of 1959 I discovered a book, Bonjour Tristesse that radically altered my idea of relationships. Françoise Sagan, a young eighteen year old author, spoke about what it felt like to give yourself over to love, in this case, not a lover, but her father. Hers was an obsession… Read More »Ships That Pass in the Night – Relationships We Have Lost
Looking down across the harbour on this beautiful July morning, I see dragon boats slicing through the water, kayaks skimming over the top, young women jogging, and teenagers skateboarding, but no sign of the Lucky Few. It is almost eleven o’clock— where are they, and what are they doing? In… Read More »What Hobbies Do For the Lucky Few
As an elder, with the perspective gained from many years of successful living, you know there’s no point in worrying. No good ever comes from it—it usually makes things worse, not better. While you know this on a conscious level, something may happen: an upset in the family, a health… Read More »What Do Old People Worry About?
“Listen to your elder’s advice. Not because they are always right, but because they have more experience of being wrong.” -Anonymous Old people offer advice to spare younger people making wrong decisions that will cause them pain. We have the best of intentions—we want to help them make better choices that… Read More »Giving Advice—Who Really Wants it?
When does the word “Dear” mean something other than, “I like you and want to convey my affection.” Possibly when you are a small, old person, standing in flats because your feet hurt too much to wear heels, making you look even smaller and frailer than you really are, and much… Read More »Don’t Call Me “Dear”!
If you are old, and you have lived in a house with the same partner for most of your adult life, you are part of this interesting Statcan 2011 statistic: The majority of Canadians (65.4%) over 65 lived as part of a couple Of men 65-69, 66.5% lived in single-detached… Read More »Where We Live is Everything (Well Almost)
Why “The Lucky Few”, Are the Richest Generation (and Why Nobody Else is Happy About It) Think The Lucky Few are not the Richest Generation? Here are three reasons we disagree: The median net worth for Canadian seniors 65 and over is $460,700 ($182,500 for Canadians under 44 years old) The poverty… Read More »Why “The Lucky Few” Are the Richest Generation
They had the best of all worlds. How will we remember them? They belong to the generation of people born between 1926 and 1945. The world events that most defined them were the Great Depression of 1929-1939 and World War II. They occupied a unique place in history: They watched their parents… Read More »The Lucky Few—Where Are They Now?
The lucky few are those of us born between 1926 and 1945. If that includes you, WWI bypassed you, and you came of age just in time to miss WWII. But that’s only part of it. You were the first generation to be indulged as children, you became teenagers just as… Read More »Who Are the Lucky Few?
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