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The Wisdom of Fortune Cookies
March 22nd, 2010I have always greeted the wisdom dispensed by fortune cookies with the skepticism which they undoubtedly deserve. Recently, however, I opened my cookie only to discover the following gem: “Worry is interest paid in advance for a debt you may never owe”. Unlikely source, but worth pondering. Patrick Longhurst
Read more »Strategies for Aging
February 28th, 2010We find that there are two strategies that people use when they age. Parents of the Boomer Generation did not have to deal with very old parents because it was very unusual for that generation to survive into their eighties. People and old people in particular are resistant to change. Aging necessarily, involves major lifestyle [...]
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