What is it about the human condition that makes so many of us unwilling to share? It shows up in small ways, "I don't want to pay taxes so old people can stay healthy", "I don't want to pay more for my health insurance (pennies) so women can have birth control medication", or "I refuse to use public transportation like my grandparents did, even to save the planet." Throughout history, in almost every country, it has evinced itself in wars, revolts, genocide, slavery, or a combination of the above.
Author: ponygram
Hey, Old Folks!
I was listening to NPR Forum one morning with great attention, they were having a conversation on ageism. The author/guest asserted that we live in a culture that ingrains ageism (who knew?). I itched to call in and rant on this very accurate view of the subject! Unfortunately 81 year old me was busy in …
Me Too
A family member recently was, as she put it, "disappointed" that I was not horrified by the allegations against Joe Biden. I understand why she felt that way, considering the fact that I am what the media calls "a survivor". It was long ago and far away during my early childhood, and was curtailed around …
I Have Been Told…
I have been told not to reply to Face Book streams I have been told my passion is bad...for me I have been told with love, and concern for my health I have been told to distance myself from the cesspool of politics I have been told not read the comments that denigrate our country, …
Driving While Female
My driving odyssey begins, strangely enough, in my eighth year. Try, try , try, I could not read the blackboard in school. Next step, see an eye doctor and discover I was deeply near sighted. The one moment I vividly remember is waiting for the bus, sporting my new glasses, and looking down at my …
Lean Left
No, this is not a political rant, it is a statement on body mechanics, my body mechanics to be precise. It also touches on life issues, and, yes, some of what I have learned can, philosophically, be applied to the body politic. Decades ago I was informed by a physician that one leg was shorter …
What’s the Matter with Women, Today?
Remembering my fights with big brother 70+ years back I must have been a feminist before the term was invented. My feeling as a young girl held that I was, and should be, as important and respected as my big brother. Life slapped me in the face a bit over that belief as time went …
My Season of Lights
I have loved Christmas for 80 years. That love has changed of course. As a child the excitement comes from the magical tree and lovely, wrapped packages to open. As an adult I found joy in two things, finding items that might bring a smile, a chuckle or a tear to the recipients eye, and …
ON Our Un-Civil War
Comments on the social media have become so inflammatory one wonders what has happened to civilized discourse. Most disturbing are those on the far right threatening civil war, essentially stating they have armaments and would not hesitate to attack fellow citizens in order to rule the country their way. On the opposite plain are the …
The “Squad”
The media creates "a star", the public embraces the concept, and here we go again. The news hawks realized after 2016 that there were many missteps in their coverage of our presidential election, not the least in giving Donald Trump a load of free advertising during the primaries while screaming about Secretary Clinton's e-mails from …
The Freedom of Age 
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