Category Archives: Aging

Trying to Find a Niche to Scratch

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Administrator

Hey, I just got back to the chilly north from a copywriting boot camp in hot and humid Florida. I chose to drive 1,200 miles each way, which made the transition less traumatic. There are few people in this world … Continue reading →

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It’s an Awesome—and Extreme—World

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Administrator

SkillUnlimited defies quantification. It is unlimited and measureless, setting no limits and eschewing hyperbole. Deleting the space between the two words was no accident. As for the Skill part, that’s in the limited mind of the beholder. I’m here to … Continue reading →

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Every Generation Requires Many Voices

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Administrator

I started these essays barely a year ago with something of a theme. I was going to be a booming voice for the Boomers. Boomers, according to the accepted definition, are those of us born between 1946 and 1964. I’m … Continue reading →

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Facing Mortality and Learning About Life

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Administrator

You learn to appreciate your life, as fleeting as it may be, for those precious moments of human contact. That has been particularly poignant in this year of my life —2011— with the death of my father in the spring … Continue reading →

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Info, Knowledge and Attention Spans

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Administrator

Has anybody seen my attention span? I never had much of it, but what I had is slipping away. I could blame it on the aging process, but I look around and it seems to be happening to everyone, no … Continue reading →

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Laboring over Einstein in a Deadline World

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Administrator

I never had much of attention span, but I was great at focusing over a span of several hours when I really had to. This served me well in college in cramming for tests. Despite all the advice to the … Continue reading →

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Escape to the Planet of the A.P.E.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Administrator

When you’re an old guy like me, the world becomes increasingly foreign as technology and changing lifestyles skew what I used to regard as normalcy. For example, the word “normalcy” itself is a made-up word, compliments of Warren G. Harding … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned on the Blogging Trail

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Administrator

One of the things I do as a copywriter is write blogs for other people or, more specifically, for business/commercial websites. Blogs are a good way to keep a website current, as well as bringing readers back, because very little … Continue reading →

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Destined to Be Devoid of Hair

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Administrator

I was watching one of George Carlin’s HBO stand-ups the other night, and I thought most of his rants were funny. He was on a roll about things people do that bother him. I was laughing along. Then he made … Continue reading →

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Welcome to My Life’s Headquarters

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Administrator

With the arrival of warm weather, my front porch has become my life’s headquarters. I work there, compliments of my laptop and wireless router, and there are times I don’t feel as if I’m working at all. Since I retired … Continue reading →

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