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Why Getting Older Is So Scary in Our 70s and 80s

No, it’s not the weaker bodies, illness, ageism, or dementia.

Aug 27

Why Getting Older Is So Scary in Our 70s and 80s

Aug 27

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Suffering Is Optional

How I keep going amidst the pain of old age

Sep 6

Suffering Is Optional

Sep 6

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You’re Still Okay Now That You’re Older — Even Better, Actually

There is one thing in old age that’s not an option

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You’re Still Okay Now That You’re Older — Even Better, Actually

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In the Eleventh Hour, Every Day Is a Good Day

Doing ordinary things on an ordinary day

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In the Eleventh Hour, Every Day Is a Good Day

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Your Senior Moments Aren’t What You Think They Are

Maybe it’s time to retire the phrase entirely

Oct 30

Your Senior Moments Aren’t What You Think They Are

Oct 30

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I Got A Phishing Email From ‘Substack’ And I Totally Fell For It

Here’s what I learned

Oct 27

I Got A Phishing Email From ‘Substack’ And I Totally Fell For It

Oct 27

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Where Is The Present Moment?

It’s here, in San Francisco, in the Potrero Hill district, near the corner of 24th and De Haro Streets

Oct 24

Where Is The Present Moment?

Oct 24

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‘My Religion Is Kindness’

Kindness is the perfect religion for people like me in the last quarter of our lives

Oct 23

‘My Religion Is Kindness’

Oct 23

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I Received the Water of Life from Jesse the Uber Driver

Wisdom is all around us if we pay attention enough to see it

Oct 22

I Received the Water of Life from Jesse the Uber Driver

Oct 22

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Not Knowing Is A Good Thing For Me In Old Age

It means I’m living in reality, not the past or the future

Oct 19

Not Knowing Is A Good Thing For Me In Old Age

Oct 19

Gary Buzzard

Gary Buzzard

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I’m 80, and I write stories to make you feel glad you're old--the joys and the challenges of life as we age. Email me at gary@20-minutevacation.com. --Love

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