The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: age

  • Italian vs. American Cathedrals

    Italian vs. American Cathedrals

    There is something to be said for continuity.

  • The Kind of Little Old Lady that I Want to Be

    I don’t want my advanced age to be my cage.

  • Taking Health for Granted

    It really is ironic that right about the time when you have the most freedom and discretionary income, that’s when your body really starts breaking down. The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak. I have come to tolerate routine aches and pains that my 20-year-old self would have been horrified by. And that’s…

  • Viral Days

    It’s funny. You can float along in cyberspace, completely anonymous to all but friends and family, and then all of a sudden, BAM! The limelight blasts you right in the cornea. It’s happened to me a few times. It’s always unexpected and seemingly random. And it feels very strange. I had one of those days…

  • Own Your Fifty

    Ever since I entered my 50’s I’ve had many people say to me, “Don’t worry, fifty is the new thirty.” As if I needed comforting or something. As if it is preferable to live in a state of denial. Here’s the thing (yes, yes, there’s always a thing): I don’t want to be thirty. I…

  • Good Old Dog

    Have you ever noticed that dogs don’t slowly age? The transition always seems to be startlingly abrupt. One day they’re zooming around the yard, chasing squirrels, and the next day it’s as if they’ve been beaten with the aging stick overnight. That’s what appears to have happened to my dog Devo this past month. Once…