Who’s Defining Mature? Thoughts on Aging

I heard a woman in a doctor’s waiting room tell the receptionist she had no problem waiting. “I’m retired; I have nothing to do.” What?!

Excuse me, but please don’t think you speak for all of us who have retired from jobs that paid us regularly. (As a writer, I’ll never retire.)

It’s my birthday this month, so the passage of time has been on my mind. Our daughter phoned me yesterday and asked how I was doin...