Tag: Seniors

Do Old People Still Multi-Task?

Posted on April 8, 2024 by

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We found a big open field with a porta-potty, unfolded our green camp chairs, and put on our little cardboard glasses and watched the eclipse. It seemed to me at the time that the moon could’ve moved a little faster. My impatience did war… Continue Reading “Do Old People Still Multi-Task?”

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At Our Table

Posted on March 2, 2023 by

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What I noticed first was that she was eating her chicken with her hands. It was a leg and a thigh, a big piece of chicken for anyone to handle with a knife and fork so I could see why she’d just pick it… Continue Reading “At Our Table”

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